Countries / Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Kuwait

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh incomeCapital: Kuwait City218,393 observations

Population

4.87M

world rank #127 / 217

GDP

157.21B

world rank #58 / 186

GDP / capita

48,254

world rank #37 / 185

Life expectancy

84.6

world rank #4 / 217

Governance

502 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile52.3#77 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile57.7#76 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile70.9#87 Rule of Law0-100 percentile60.9#86

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Economy

1,196 indicators

GDPcurrent US$157.21B#58 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $48,254#37 GDP growth%2.7%#115 Inflation%2.4%#69

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Trade

124 indicators

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Health

1,326 indicators

Life expectancyyears84.6#4 Infant mortalityper 1k births7#33 Maternal mortalityper 100k8#8 Health spending% GDP5%#127

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

1,735 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross95.4%#73 Education spending% GDP6.4%#7 Adult literacy%96.5%#15 Primary enrollment% gross82.4%#157

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

395 indicators

Populationpeople4.87M#127 Population growth%-0.65%#204 Urban population%100%#1 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.6#139

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

277 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%0.1%#170 Forest area% land0.35%#201 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita16,496.2#5

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Energy

282 indicators

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Environment

327 indicators

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Agriculture

256 indicators

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Technology

113 indicators

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Society

281 indicators

Internet users% pop100%#1 Homicide rateper 100k0.25#2 Female labor participation%47.2%#131 Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 1001#140

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Risk

354 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.8#17 Hazard & exposure0-102#15 Vulnerability0-102.8#17

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Other

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