How much coast is there?

Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 5.3 times as long as Kuwait’s.

Kuwait: 499 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 2,700 m above Kuwait’s.

Kuwait: 300 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Saudi Arabia has 7.6 times as many people as Kuwait.

Kuwait: 4.87 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Kuwait is 16 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait: 273 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Kuwait is 5.3 years older than in Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait: 34.5 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.7 more children on average than in Kuwait.

Kuwait: 1.56 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Kuwait: 3.2% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Kuwait: 0 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Kuwait: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 8.1 times the size of Kuwait’s.

Kuwait: $157 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia produces 31% more per person than Kuwait.

Kuwait: Int$56,468 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.0% in Saudi Arabia, versus 2.2% in Kuwait.

Kuwait: 2.2% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Kuwait 4.8%.

Kuwait: 4.8% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Kuwait’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Saudi Arabia’s.

Kuwait: 57% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Saudi Arabia spends 9% more on health per person than Kuwait.

Kuwait: $1,679 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kuwait is 49% more likely to die before turning one than in Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Saudi Arabia has 50% more doctors per person than Kuwait.

Kuwait: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

41% of adults in Kuwait are obese, versus 39% in Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait: 41.3% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

19% of adults in Kuwait smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait: 19.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 0.27 points higher than in Kuwait.

Kuwait: 6.54 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Kuwait: 0.1 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Kuwait has 8% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait: 62.5 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Saudi Arabia has 524 kcal more food per person per day than Kuwait.

Kuwait: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Kuwait put in 193 more hours a year than in Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait: 2,318 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 4 years longer than in Kuwait.

Kuwait: 7.6 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Saudi Arabia welcomed 33 times as many tourists per resident as Kuwait (2019).

Kuwait: 0.03 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)

How many people are online?

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Kuwait: 100% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Kuwait: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Kuwait live in cities, versus 85% in Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait: 100% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kuwait has 168 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Saudi Arabia 160.

Kuwait: 168 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Kuwait: no data · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Kuwait fly 50% more passengers per resident than those from Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait: 1.95 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are practically level.

Kuwait: 0.4% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kuwait emits 29% more CO₂ than someone in Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait: 26.2 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Kuwait: 2.2% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kuwait carries 14% more fine dust than in Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait: 57.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in Saudi Arabia as in Kuwait.

Kuwait: 0.2 per 100k (2020) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Saudi Arabia are 2 times as deadly as in Kuwait.

Kuwait: 9.2 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Kuwait is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait: 27°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Kuwait gets 2 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait: 124 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)