Compare Kuwait vs United States

Kuwait Asia

United States North America

Key Statistics

Population

people

4.9M

128th

340.1M

3rd

GDP

gross domestic product, US$

$160.2B

60th

$28.8T

1st

GDP per Capita

US$ per person

$32,718

50th

$84,534

12th

GNI per Capita (PPP)

international $

$63,270

29th

$85,980

10th

GDP Growth

annual %

-2.6% 207th

2.8% 122nd

Surface Area

km²

17,820 km²

155th

9,831,510 km²

3rd

Population Density

people per km²

274.8 /km²

34.6 /km²

Fertility Rate

births per woman

1.5 149th

1.6 135th

Urban Population

% of population

100.0% 6th

80.1% 57th

Population 65+

% of population

3.1% 189th

17.9% 45th

Health

Life Expectancy

years at birth

83.2 yrs

17th

78.4 yrs

63rd

Infant Mortality

per 1,000 live births

7.6 64th

5.5 56th

Maternal Mortality

per 100,000 live births

8.0 39th

17.0 67th

Health Spending per Capita

US$

$1,679

49th

$13,473

1st

Health Spending

% of GDP

5.0% 129th

16.7% 3rd

Physicians

per 1,000 people

2.27

82nd

3.68

39th

Hospital Beds

per 1,000 people

2.33

101st

2.68

82nd

Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024

Population pyramid of Kuwait — **Kuwait**

Population pyramid of United States — **United States**

Economy & Environment

Unemployment Rate

% of labour force

2.2% 18th

4.0% 71st

GHG Emissions

tons per capita

27.30 187th

17.74 175th

Agriculture

% of GDP

0.5%

1.0%

Industry

% of GDP

57.1%

17.9%

Services

% of GDP

55.9%

77.6%

Exports

% of GDP

57.7%

11.1%

Imports

% of GDP

38.3%

14.3%

Education & Society

Literacy Rate

% of adults

96.5% 58th

N/A

Education Spending

% of GDP

6.4% 19th

5.4% 44th

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality

N/A

41.8 134th

Poverty Rate

at $2.15/day

N/A

1.2% 68th

Homicide Rate

per 100,000 people

0.2 7th

5.8 134th

Women in Parliament

% of seats

3.1% 187th

28.7% 76th

Female Labor Participation

% of female population

47.3% 132nd

56.6% 73rd

Military Spending

% of GDP

4.8% 14th

3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Internet Users

% of population

99.7%

6th

93.1%

42nd

Mobile Subscriptions

per 100 people

167.7 17th

112.4 111th

Access to Electricity

% of population

100.0%

62nd

100.0%

124th

Access to Water

% of population

100.0%

18th

100.0%

44th

Access to Sanitation

% of population

100.0%

7th

99.6%

34th

Renewable Energy

% of consumption

0.1% 203rd

10.9% 143rd

Forest Area

% of land area

0.4% 202nd

33.9% 96th

Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.

GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services

Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP

Population Over Time1960 – 2024

GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$

Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024

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