Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 6.2 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 40.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 2.1% as of 2023.
make 60.2% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $50,800 as of 2023.
Life
have 98.9% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kuwait: At a glance
How big is Kuwait compared to Singapore? See an in-depth size comparison.