Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 26.6% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United Kingdom, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 69.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 3.7% as of 2022.
Life
be 48.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
be 42.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United Kingdom, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
have 38.3% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United Kingdom spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 90.5% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United Kingdom, that number is 12.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 24.9 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United Kingdom: At a glance
How big is United Kingdom compared to Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.