Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kuwait fits inside Saudi Arabia 121 times
Kuwait: 17,820 km² (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 82% of Saudi Arabia, versus 8.4% of Kuwait
Kuwait: 8.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 81.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Kuwait are 4.3 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia
Kuwait: 175 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kuwait are 1.3 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia
Kuwait: 160.1 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Kuwait hosts 6.5 times as many refugees per resident as Saudi Arabia
Kuwait: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0.012 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are practically level
Kuwait: 0 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are practically level
Kuwait: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Kuwait 4.7%
Kuwait: 4.7% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kuwait: no data · Saudi Arabia: 8.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kuwait’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Saudi Arabia’s
Kuwait: 57% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Kuwait live 5.6 years longer than in Saudi Arabia
Kuwait: 84.6 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Saudi Arabia has 3% more hospital beds per person than Kuwait
Kuwait: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Saudi Arabia: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kuwait is 27% higher than in Saudi Arabia
Kuwait: 2.8 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Saudi Arabia has 8 more World Heritage sites than Kuwait (8 against 0)
Kuwait: 0 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Saudi Arabia has won 4 Olympic medals, Kuwait 3
Kuwait: 3 (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are practically level
Kuwait: 100% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Kuwait is 30% faster than in Saudi Arabia
Kuwait: 255 Mbps (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 196 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 1.3% of Saudi Arabia, but only 0.4% of Kuwait
Kuwait: 0.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 88% deadlier than in Kuwait
Kuwait: 11.4 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 21.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kuwait bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Kuwait fits inside Saudi Arabia 121 times.
Which has more people, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has 7.6 times as many people as Kuwait (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
People in Kuwait live 5.6 years longer than in Saudi Arabia. Life expectancy at birth is 84.6 years in Kuwait and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Kuwait are 4.3 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
