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Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia

116 shared metrics.

KuwaitLeads in 58

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Saudi ArabiaLeads in 58

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Kuwait

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: State of Kuwait.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: the name derives from the capital city, which comes from the Arabic al-kuwayt, itself a diminutive of the Hindustani term kut, meaning a fortress-like house.

CIA 2026

Saudi Arabia

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Saudi Arabia holds most of the Empty Quarter, the largest continuous sand sea on Earth.

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Analysis

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are closely matched, each leading in 58 metrics.

Kuwait's Population Density is 16.4x that of Saudi Arabia (272.36 /km² vs 15.68 /km²).

Kuwait's High-Tech Exports (%) is 9.7x that of Saudi Arabia (5.8% vs 0.54%).

Kuwait's Electoral Democracy Index is 7.6x that of Saudi Arabia (0.14 vs 0.02).

Kuwait's Freedom of Expression Index is 4.8x that of Saudi Arabia (0.53 vs 0.09).

Kuwait's Wind Electricity Share is 4.7x that of Saudi Arabia (2.0% vs 0.35%).

Key Comparisons

Population DensityKuwait leads

Kuwait

272.36 /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

High-Tech Exports (%)Kuwait leads

Kuwait

5.8%

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

Electoral Democracy IndexKuwait leads

Kuwait

0.14

Saudi Arabia

0.02

Freedom of Expression IndexKuwait leads

Kuwait

0.53

Saudi Arabia

0.09

Wind Electricity ShareKuwait leads

Kuwait

2.0%

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

Firms Hit by Power OutagesKuwait leads

Kuwait

3.5% of firms

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

All Metrics

Population Density

Kuwait

272.36 /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

1637% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Kuwait

5.8%

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

971% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Kuwait

0.14

Saudi Arabia

0.02

763% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Kuwait

0.53

Saudi Arabia

0.09

478% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Kuwait

2.0%

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

474% higher

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Kuwait

3.5% of firms

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

421% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Kuwait

14.81 per 1M people

Saudi Arabia

3.2 per 1M people

359% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Kuwait

0.13

Saudi Arabia

0.05

170% higher

Suicide Rate

Kuwait

2.3 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

0.95 per 100k

143% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Kuwait

499.97 per 1k people

Saudi Arabia

222.77 per 1k people

124% higher

Highest Elevation

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

3.6 m

Saudi Arabia

3.0K m

100% lower

Forest Area

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

62.5 km²

Saudi Arabia

9.8K km²

99% lower

Land Area

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

17.8K km²

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

99% lower

Firms Asked for Bribes

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

0.09% of firms

Saudi Arabia

9.5% of firms

99% lower

Irrigated Land

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

100 km²

Saudi Arabia

7.6K km²

99% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

1.0 per 100 people

Saudi Arabia

44 per 100 people

98% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Kuwait

57.73% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

29.11% of GDP

98% higher

Water Withdrawal

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

0.77 B m³

Saudi Arabia

23.38 B m³

97% lower

Capital Elevation

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

16 m

Saudi Arabia

612 m

97% lower

Scientific Publications

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

1.3K

Saudi Arabia

25.8K

95% lower

Shipping Traffic

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

863.6K

Saudi Arabia

10.46M

92% lower

Airports

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

7.0

Saudi Arabia

92% lower

Population

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

3.17M

Saudi Arabia

36.54M

91% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

25.0K

Saudi Arabia

282.0K

91% lower

Tourism Revenue

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

$524,000,000

Saudi Arabia

$5,960,000,000

91% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

8.4%

Saudi Arabia

80.77%

90% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

0.08%

Saudi Arabia

0.73%

90% lower

Land Border Length

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

475 km

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

89% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

Kuwait

157.66 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

83.65 kg/person/yr

88% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

0.23%

Saudi Arabia

1.8%

87% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

$160,227,273,053.33

Saudi Arabia

$1,239,804,533,333.33

87% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

1.6 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

11.11 per 1k

86% lower

Researchers

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

159.39 per 1M

Saudi Arabia

1.1K per 1M

86% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

3.1%

Saudi Arabia

19.87%

85% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

0.10% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

0.56% of GDP

83% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

20.29M kW

Saudi Arabia

119.62M kW

83% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

115.93 Mt CO2e

Saudi Arabia

652.51 Mt CO2e

82% lower

Coastline Length

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

499 km

Saudi Arabia

2.6K km

81% lower

Electricity Generation

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

87.66 TWh

Saudi Arabia

454.64 TWh

81% lower

Air Passengers

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

9.50M

Saudi Arabia

47.98M

80% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

0.38% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

1.7% of GDP

78% lower

Inflation Rate

Kuwait

2.9%

Saudi Arabia

1.7%

71% higher

Border Neighbors

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

2.0

Saudi Arabia

7.0

71% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

0.10 per 100k people

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

70% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

176

Saudi Arabia

433

59% lower

Firms with Female Top Manager

Kuwait

2.8% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.8% of firms

58% higher

Infant Mortality

Kuwait

7.6 per 1k births

Saudi Arabia

4.9 per 1k births

55% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

44.32% of adults

Saudi Arabia

95.89% of adults

54% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Kuwait

38.35% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

25.57% of GDP

50% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Kuwait

15.06% of youth labor force

Saudi Arabia

10.01% of youth labor force

50% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

9.2 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

18.5 per 100k

50% lower

Unemployment Rate

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

2.1%

Saudi Arabia

3.9%

45% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Kuwait

30 days/yr

Saudi Arabia

21 days/yr

43% higher

Child Mortality

Kuwait

8.8 per 1k births

Saudi Arabia

6.2 per 1k births

42% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Kuwait

16.6K kWh/person

Saudi Arabia

11.8K kWh/person

40% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

51.9%

Saudi Arabia

83.88%

38% lower

Smoking Rate

Kuwait

19.9%

Saudi Arabia

14.9%

34% higher

Death Rate

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

2.3 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

3.5 per 1k

34% lower

Military Spending

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

4.8% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

7.3% of GDP

34% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

2.3 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

3.4 per 1k

33% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Kuwait

19.2% of adults

Saudi Arabia

14.7% of adults

31% higher

Birth Rate

Kuwait

17.36 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

13.41 per 1k

29% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Kuwait

26.25 t/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

20.38 t/person/yr

29% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

$52,443.6

Saudi Arabia

$71,375.37

27% lower

Dependency Ratio

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

27.1% of working-age pop.

Saudi Arabia

36.55% of working-age pop.

26% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Kuwait

6.4% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

5.1% of GDP

26% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

22.28% of adults

Saudi Arabia

30.13% of adults

26% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Kuwait

67.12 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

54.13 kg/person/yr

24% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

9.9% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

13.1% of GDP

24% lower

Youth Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

18.22%

Saudi Arabia

23.82%

24% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

0.35%

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

23% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Kuwait

41.3% of adults

Saudi Arabia

34.2% of adults

21% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Kuwait

13.69 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

11.35 kg/person/yr

21% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Kuwait

9.1K kg oil eq/person

Saudi Arabia

7.5K kg oil eq/person

21% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

46 pts

Saudi Arabia

57 pts

19% lower

Fertility Rate

Kuwait

2.2 children/woman

Saudi Arabia

1.8 children/woman

19% higher

Median Age

Kuwait

34.5 years

Saudi Arabia

29.2 years

18% higher

Urban Population (%)

Kuwait

100%

Saudi Arabia

84.46%

18% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

4.6 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

5.5 per 1k

17% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Kuwait

63.27% of adults

Saudi Arabia

54.13% of adults

17% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Kuwait

67.48 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

58.04 per 100k

16% higher

GNI Per Capita

Kuwait

$40,770

Saudi Arabia

$35,630

14% higher

Obesity Rate

Kuwait

45.36%

Saudi Arabia

41.11%

10% higher

Big Mac Price

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

$4.54

Saudi Arabia

$5.07

10% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Kuwait

2.4 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

2.2 per 1k

9% higher

Protected Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

17.1%

Saudi Arabia

18.5%

8% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

4.3% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

4.6% of GDP

8% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

635.31 gCO2/kWh

Saudi Arabia

691.95 gCO2/kWh

8% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Kuwait

$1,700.32

Saudi Arabia

$1,593.37

7% higher

Political Corruption Index

Kuwait

0.35

Saudi Arabia

0.33

6% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Kuwait

168 per 100 people

Saudi Arabia

157.78 per 100 people

6% higher

Life Expectancy

Kuwait

83.2 years

Saudi Arabia

78.7 years

6% higher

Human Development Index

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

0.85

Saudi Arabia

0.90

5% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Kuwait

3.1%

Saudi Arabia

3.0%

5% higher

Life Evaluation Score

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

6.5 pts

Saudi Arabia

6.8 pts

4% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Kuwait

0.36

Saudi Arabia

0.35

3% higher

Adult Literacy Rate

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

96.46%

Saudi Arabia

97.93%

2% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Kuwait

100%

Saudi Arabia

97.61%

2% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Kuwait

53.72 µg/m³

Saudi Arabia

53.15 µg/m³

1% higher

Digital Payments Used

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

74.83% of adults

Saudi Arabia

75.72% of adults

1% lower

Food Waste per Person

Kuwait

150.46 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

148.88 kg/person/yr

1% higher

Beer Consumption

Kuwait

0 L/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Spirits Consumption

Kuwait

0 L/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Time Zones Count

Kuwait

2.0 time zones

Saudi Arabia

2.0 time zones

equal

Coal Electricity Share

Kuwait

Saudi Arabia

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Kuwait

100%

Saudi Arabia

100%

equal

Renewable Energy (%)

Kuwait

0.10%

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

equal

Internet Users (%)

Kuwait

100%

Saudi Arabia

100%

equal

Alcohol Consumption

Kuwait

0 L/adult/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/adult/yr

ranked higher

GDP Growth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

-2.56%

Saudi Arabia

2.0%

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Kuwait

0 per 1M people

Saudi Arabia

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Kuwait

0 m

Saudi Arabia

0 m

ranked higher

Official Languages Count

Kuwait

1.0

Saudi Arabia

1.0

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Kuwait

23.3% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

-3% of GDP

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

0 sites

Saudi Arabia

8.0 sites

ranked lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

0% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.0% of firms

ranked lower

Comparison of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia across 116 metrics
				Winner
Population Density	272.36 /km²	15.68 /km²	1637% higher	Kuwait
High-Tech Exports (%)	5.8%	0.54%	971% higher	Kuwait
Electoral Democracy Index	0.14	0.02	763% higher	Kuwait
Freedom of Expression Index	0.53	0.09	478% higher	Kuwait
Wind Electricity Share	2.0%	0.35%	474% higher	Kuwait
Firms Hit by Power Outages	3.5% of firms	0.67% of firms	421% higher	Kuwait
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	14.81 per 1M people	3.2 per 1M people	359% higher	Kuwait
Liberal Democracy Index	0.13	0.05	170% higher	Kuwait
Suicide Rate	2.3 per 100k	0.95 per 100k	143% higher	Kuwait
Vehicles per 1,000 People	499.97 per 1k people	222.77 per 1k people	124% higher	Kuwait
Highest Elevation	3.6 m	3.0K m	100% lower	Saudi Arabia
Forest Area	62.5 km²	9.8K km²	99% lower	Saudi Arabia
Land Area	17.8K km²	2.15M km²	99% lower	Saudi Arabia
Firms Asked for Bribes	0.09% of firms	9.5% of firms	99% lower	Saudi Arabia
Irrigated Land	100 km²	7.6K km²	99% lower	Saudi Arabia
Broadband Access (%)	1.0 per 100 people	44 per 100 people	98% lower	Saudi Arabia
Exports (% GDP)	57.73% of GDP	29.11% of GDP	98% higher	Kuwait
Water Withdrawal	0.77 B m³	23.38 B m³	97% lower	Saudi Arabia
Capital Elevation	16 m	612 m	97% lower	Saudi Arabia
Scientific Publications	1.3K	25.8K	95% lower	Saudi Arabia
Shipping Traffic	863.6K	10.46M	92% lower	Saudi Arabia
Airports	7.0	89	92% lower	Saudi Arabia
Population	3.17M	36.54M	91% lower	Saudi Arabia
Armed Forces Personnel	25.0K	282.0K	91% lower	Saudi Arabia
Tourism Revenue	$524,000,000	$5,960,000,000	91% lower	Saudi Arabia
Agricultural Land (%)	8.4%	80.77%	90% lower	Saudi Arabia
Renewable Energy (%)	0.08%	0.73%	90% lower	Saudi Arabia
Land Border Length	475 km	4.3K km	89% lower	Saudi Arabia
Milk Consumption per Person	157.66 kg/person/yr	83.65 kg/person/yr	88% higher	Kuwait
Solar Electricity Share	0.23%	1.8%	87% lower	Saudi Arabia
GDP (Nominal)	$160,227,273,053.33	$1,239,804,533,333.33	87% lower	Saudi Arabia
Teen Birth Rate	1.6 per 1k	11.11 per 1k	86% lower	Saudi Arabia
Researchers	159.39 per 1M	1.1K per 1M	86% lower	Saudi Arabia
Women in Parliament (%)	3.1%	19.87%	85% lower	Saudi Arabia
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.10% of GDP	0.56% of GDP	83% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electric Generating Capacity	20.29M kW	119.62M kW	83% lower	Saudi Arabia
Total CO2 Emissions	115.93 Mt CO2e	652.51 Mt CO2e	82% lower	Saudi Arabia
Coastline Length	499 km	2.6K km	81% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Generation	87.66 TWh	454.64 TWh	81% lower	Saudi Arabia
Air Passengers	9.50M	47.98M	80% lower	Saudi Arabia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.38% of GDP	1.7% of GDP	78% lower	Saudi Arabia
Inflation Rate	2.9%	1.7%	71% higher	Kuwait
Border Neighbors	2.0	7.0	71% lower	Saudi Arabia
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.10 per 100k people	0.31 per 100k people	70% lower	Saudi Arabia
Merchant Fleet Size	176	433	59% lower	Saudi Arabia
Firms with Female Top Manager	2.8% of firms	1.8% of firms	58% higher	Kuwait
Infant Mortality	7.6 per 1k births	4.9 per 1k births	55% higher	Kuwait
Can Raise Emergency Money	44.32% of adults	95.89% of adults	54% lower	Saudi Arabia
Imports (% GDP)	38.35% of GDP	25.57% of GDP	50% higher	Kuwait
Youth Unemployment Rate	15.06% of youth labor force	10.01% of youth labor force	50% higher	Kuwait
Road Traffic Death Rate	9.2 per 100k	18.5 per 100k	50% lower	Saudi Arabia
Unemployment Rate	2.1%	3.9%	45% lower	Saudi Arabia
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	30 days/yr	21 days/yr	43% higher	Kuwait
Child Mortality	8.8 per 1k births	6.2 per 1k births	42% higher	Kuwait
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	16.6K kWh/person	11.8K kWh/person	40% higher	Kuwait
University Enrollment Rate	51.9%	83.88%	38% lower	Saudi Arabia
Smoking Rate	19.9%	14.9%	34% higher	Kuwait
Death Rate	2.3 per 1k	3.5 per 1k	34% lower	Saudi Arabia
Military Spending	4.8% of GDP	7.3% of GDP	34% lower	Saudi Arabia
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.3 per 1k	3.4 per 1k	33% lower	Saudi Arabia
Tobacco Use Prevalence	19.2% of adults	14.7% of adults	31% higher	Kuwait
Birth Rate	17.36 per 1k	13.41 per 1k	29% higher	Kuwait
CO2 Per Capita	26.25 t/person/yr	20.38 t/person/yr	29% higher	Kuwait
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$52,443.6	$71,375.37	27% lower	Saudi Arabia
Dependency Ratio	27.1% of working-age pop.	36.55% of working-age pop.	26% lower	Saudi Arabia
Education Spending (% GDP)	6.4% of GDP	5.1% of GDP	26% higher	Kuwait
Credit Card Ownership	22.28% of adults	30.13% of adults	26% lower	Saudi Arabia
Meat Consumption per Person	67.12 kg/person/yr	54.13 kg/person/yr	24% higher	Kuwait
Government Debt (% GDP)	9.9% of GDP	13.1% of GDP	24% lower	Saudi Arabia
Youth Population (%)	18.22%	23.82%	24% lower	Saudi Arabia
Forest Coverage (%)	0.35%	0.45%	23% lower	Saudi Arabia
Hypertension Prevalence	41.3% of adults	34.2% of adults	21% higher	Kuwait
Seafood Consumption per Person	13.69 kg/person/yr	11.35 kg/person/yr	21% higher	Kuwait
Energy Use (Per Capita)	9.1K kg oil eq/person	7.5K kg oil eq/person	21% higher	Kuwait
Corruption Perceptions Index	46 pts	57 pts	19% lower	Saudi Arabia
Fertility Rate	2.2 children/woman	1.8 children/woman	19% higher	Kuwait
Median Age	34.5 years	29.2 years	18% higher	Kuwait
Urban Population (%)	100%	84.46%	18% higher	Kuwait
Nurses & Midwives	4.6 per 1k	5.5 per 1k	17% lower	Saudi Arabia
Insufficient Physical Activity	63.27% of adults	54.13% of adults	17% higher	Kuwait
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	67.48 per 100k	58.04 per 100k	16% higher	Kuwait
GNI Per Capita	$40,770	$35,630	14% higher	Kuwait
Obesity Rate	45.36%	41.11%	10% higher	Kuwait
Big Mac Price	$4.54	$5.07	10% lower	Saudi Arabia
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.4 per 1k	2.2 per 1k	9% higher	Kuwait
Protected Land (%)	17.1%	18.5%	8% lower	Saudi Arabia
Health Spending (% GDP)	4.3% of GDP	4.6% of GDP	8% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	635.31 gCO2/kWh	691.95 gCO2/kWh	8% lower	Saudi Arabia
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,700.32	$1,593.37	7% higher	Kuwait
Political Corruption Index	0.35	0.33	6% higher	Kuwait
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	168 per 100 people	157.78 per 100 people	6% higher	Kuwait
Life Expectancy	83.2 years	78.7 years	6% higher	Kuwait
Human Development Index	0.85	0.90	5% lower	Saudi Arabia
Elderly Population (%)	3.1%	3.0%	5% higher	Kuwait
Life Evaluation Score	6.5 pts	6.8 pts	4% lower	Saudi Arabia
Women's Political Empowerment	0.36	0.35	3% higher	Kuwait
Adult Literacy Rate	96.46%	97.93%	2% lower	Saudi Arabia
Sanitation Access (%)	100%	97.61%	2% higher	Kuwait
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	53.72 µg/m³	53.15 µg/m³	1% higher	Kuwait
Digital Payments Used	74.83% of adults	75.72% of adults	1% lower	Saudi Arabia
Food Waste per Person	150.46 kg/person/yr	148.88 kg/person/yr	1% higher	Kuwait
Beer Consumption	0 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Kuwait
Spirits Consumption	0 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Kuwait
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Kuwait
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Kuwait
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Kuwait
Renewable Energy (%)	0.10%	0.10%	equal	Kuwait
Internet Users (%)	100%	100%	equal	Kuwait
Alcohol Consumption	0 L/adult/yr	0 L/adult/yr	ranked higher	Kuwait
GDP Growth Rate	-2.56%	2.0%	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Kuwait
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Kuwait
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Kuwait
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	23.3% of GDP	-3% of GDP	ranked higher	Kuwait
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	0 sites	8.0 sites	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Firms Making Informal Payments	0% of firms	1.0% of firms	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia

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Kuwait Saudi Arabia

Analysis

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are closely matched, each leading in 58 metrics.

Kuwait's Population Density is 16.4x that of Saudi Arabia (272.36 /km² vs 15.68 /km²).

Kuwait's High-Tech Exports (%) is 9.7x that of Saudi Arabia (5.8% vs 0.54%).

Kuwait's Electoral Democracy Index is 7.6x that of Saudi Arabia (0.14 vs 0.02).

Kuwait's Freedom of Expression Index is 4.8x that of Saudi Arabia (0.53 vs 0.09).

Kuwait's Wind Electricity Share is 4.7x that of Saudi Arabia (2.0% vs 0.35%).

Key Comparisons

Population DensityKuwait leads

Kuwait

272.36 /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

High-Tech Exports (%)Kuwait leads

Kuwait

5.8%

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

Electoral Democracy IndexKuwait leads

Kuwait

0.14

Saudi Arabia

0.02

Freedom of Expression IndexKuwait leads

Kuwait

0.53

Saudi Arabia

0.09

Wind Electricity ShareKuwait leads

Kuwait

2.0%

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

Firms Hit by Power OutagesKuwait leads

Kuwait

3.5% of firms

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

Population Density

272.36 /km²

15.68 /km²

High-Tech Exports (%)

5.8%

0.54%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.14

0.02

Freedom of Expression Index

0.53

0.09

Wind Electricity Share

2.0%

0.35%

Firms Hit by Power Outages

3.5% of firms

0.67% of firms

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

14.81 per 1M people

3.2 per 1M people

Liberal Democracy Index

0.13

0.05

Suicide Rate

2.3 per 100k

0.95 per 100k

Vehicles per 1,000 People

499.97 per 1k people

222.77 per 1k people

Highest Elevation

3.6 m

3.0K m

Forest Area

62.5 km²

9.8K km²

Land Area

17.8K km²

2.15M km²

Firms Asked for Bribes

0.09% of firms

9.5% of firms

Irrigated Land

100 km²

7.6K km²

Broadband Access (%)

1.0 per 100 people

44 per 100 people

Exports (% GDP)

57.73% of GDP

29.11% of GDP

Water Withdrawal

0.77 B m³

23.38 B m³

Capital Elevation

16 m

612 m

Scientific Publications

1.3K

25.8K

Shipping Traffic

863.6K

10.46M

Airports

7.0

Population

3.17M

36.54M

Armed Forces Personnel

25.0K

282.0K

Tourism Revenue

$524,000,000

$5,960,000,000

Agricultural Land (%)

8.4%

80.77%

Renewable Energy (%)

0.08%

0.73%

Land Border Length

475 km

4.3K km

Milk Consumption per Person

157.66 kg/person/yr

83.65 kg/person/yr

Solar Electricity Share

0.23%

1.8%

GDP (Nominal)

$160,227,273,053.33

$1,239,804,533,333.33

Teen Birth Rate

1.6 per 1k

11.11 per 1k

Researchers

159.39 per 1M

1.1K per 1M

Women in Parliament (%)

3.1%

19.87%

R&D Spending (% GDP)

0.10% of GDP

0.56% of GDP

Electric Generating Capacity

20.29M kW

119.62M kW

Total CO2 Emissions

115.93 Mt CO2e

652.51 Mt CO2e

Coastline Length

499 km

2.6K km

Electricity Generation

87.66 TWh

454.64 TWh

Air Passengers

9.50M

47.98M

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

0.38% of GDP

1.7% of GDP

Inflation Rate

2.9%

1.7%

Border Neighbors

2.0

7.0

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.10 per 100k people

0.31 per 100k people

Merchant Fleet Size

176

433

Firms with Female Top Manager

2.8% of firms

1.8% of firms

Infant Mortality

7.6 per 1k births

4.9 per 1k births

Can Raise Emergency Money

44.32% of adults

95.89% of adults

Imports (% GDP)

38.35% of GDP

25.57% of GDP

Youth Unemployment Rate

15.06% of youth labor force

10.01% of youth labor force

Road Traffic Death Rate

9.2 per 100k

18.5 per 100k

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

3.9%

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

30 days/yr

21 days/yr

Child Mortality

8.8 per 1k births

6.2 per 1k births

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

16.6K kWh/person

11.8K kWh/person

University Enrollment Rate

51.9%

83.88%

Smoking Rate

19.9%

14.9%

Death Rate

2.3 per 1k

3.5 per 1k

Military Spending

4.8% of GDP

7.3% of GDP

Doctors (per 1,000)

2.3 per 1k

3.4 per 1k

Tobacco Use Prevalence

19.2% of adults

14.7% of adults

Birth Rate

17.36 per 1k

13.41 per 1k

CO2 Per Capita

26.25 t/person/yr

20.38 t/person/yr

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$52,443.6

$71,375.37

Dependency Ratio

27.1% of working-age pop.

36.55% of working-age pop.

Education Spending (% GDP)

6.4% of GDP

5.1% of GDP

Credit Card Ownership

22.28% of adults

30.13% of adults

Meat Consumption per Person

67.12 kg/person/yr

54.13 kg/person/yr

Government Debt (% GDP)

9.9% of GDP

13.1% of GDP

Youth Population (%)

18.22%

23.82%

Forest Coverage (%)

0.35%

0.45%

Hypertension Prevalence

41.3% of adults

34.2% of adults

Seafood Consumption per Person

13.69 kg/person/yr

11.35 kg/person/yr

Energy Use (Per Capita)

9.1K kg oil eq/person

7.5K kg oil eq/person

Corruption Perceptions Index

46 pts

57 pts

Fertility Rate

2.2 children/woman

1.8 children/woman

Median Age

34.5 years

29.2 years

Urban Population (%)

100%

84.46%

Nurses & Midwives

4.6 per 1k

5.5 per 1k

Insufficient Physical Activity

63.27% of adults

54.13% of adults

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

67.48 per 100k

58.04 per 100k

GNI Per Capita

$40,770

$35,630

Obesity Rate

45.36%

41.11%

Big Mac Price

$4.54

$5.07

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

2.4 per 1k

2.2 per 1k

Protected Land (%)

17.1%

18.5%

Health Spending (% GDP)

4.3% of GDP

4.6% of GDP

Electricity Carbon Intensity

635.31 gCO2/kWh

691.95 gCO2/kWh

Health Spending Per Capita

$1,700.32

$1,593.37

Political Corruption Index

0.35

0.33

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

168 per 100 people

157.78 per 100 people

Life Expectancy

83.2 years

78.7 years

Human Development Index

0.85

0.90

Elderly Population (%)

3.1%

3.0%

Life Evaluation Score

6.5 pts

6.8 pts

Women's Political Empowerment

0.36

0.35

Adult Literacy Rate

96.46%

97.93%

Sanitation Access (%)

100%

97.61%

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

53.72 µg/m³

53.15 µg/m³

Digital Payments Used

74.83% of adults

75.72% of adults

Food Waste per Person

150.46 kg/person/yr

148.88 kg/person/yr

Beer Consumption

0 L/person/yr

Spirits Consumption

0 L/person/yr

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Coal Electricity Share

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Renewable Energy (%)

0.10%

Internet Users (%)

100%

Alcohol Consumption

0 L/adult/yr

GDP Growth Rate

-2.56%

2.0%

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

23.3% of GDP

-3% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

0 sites

8.0 sites

Firms Making Informal Payments

0% of firms

1.0% of firms