World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kuwait fits inside the median country 6.2 times.
Kuwait: 17,820 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Kuwait’s coastline is 13% longer than the median country’s.
Kuwait: 499 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,035 m above Kuwait’s.
Kuwait: 300 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 52% more people than Kuwait.
Kuwait: 4.87 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kuwait is 2.8 times as densely populated as the median country.
Kuwait: 273 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kuwait are 1.4 cm taller than in the median country.
Kuwait: 175 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
The median country and Kuwait are practically level.
Kuwait: 160.1 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kuwait is 3.4 years older than in the median country.
Kuwait: 34.5 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.3 more children on average than in Kuwait.
Kuwait: 1.56 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 3.2% in Kuwait.
Kuwait: 3.2% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kuwait and the median country are practically level.
Kuwait: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kuwait and the median country are practically level.
Kuwait: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kuwait’s economy is 3.5 times the size of the median country’s.
Kuwait: $157 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kuwait produces 2.7 times as much per person as the median country.
Kuwait: Int$56,468 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Kuwait: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 2.2% in Kuwait.
Kuwait: 2.2% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kuwait spends 4.8% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Kuwait: 4.8% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kuwait’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the median country’s.
Kuwait: 57% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kuwait spends 3.6 times as much on health per person as the median country.
Kuwait: $1,679 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kuwait live 10 years longer than in the median country.
Kuwait: 84.6 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 81% more likely to die before turning one than in Kuwait.
Kuwait: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kuwait has 36% more doctors per person than the median country.
Kuwait: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Kuwait are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Kuwait: 41.3% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Kuwait and the median country are practically level.
Kuwait: 19.4% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kuwait rate their lives 0.71 points higher than in the median country.
Kuwait: 6.54 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 38 times as much alcohol as in Kuwait.
Kuwait: 0.1 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kuwait has 11% more meat per person than the median country.
Kuwait: 62.5 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kuwait has 198 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Kuwait: 3,136 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kuwait put in 344 more hours a year than in the median country.
Kuwait: 2,318 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 2.4 years longer than in Kuwait.
Kuwait: 7.6 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as Kuwait (2019).
Kuwait: 0.03 (2023) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Kuwait are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Kuwait: 100% (2025) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Kuwait and the median country are practically level.
Kuwait: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Kuwait live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Kuwait: 100% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kuwait has 168 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Kuwait: 168 (2023) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kuwait: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kuwait fly 8.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country.
Kuwait: 1.95 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 0.4% of Kuwait.
Kuwait: 0.4% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kuwait emits 8.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country.
Kuwait: 26.2 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Kuwait.
Kuwait: 2.2% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kuwait carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in the median country.
Kuwait: 57.3 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Kuwait.
Kuwait: 0.2 per 100k (2020) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 34% deadlier than in Kuwait.
Kuwait: 9.2 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kuwait is on average 4.1 °C warmer than the median country.
Kuwait: 27°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 8.2 times as much rain as Kuwait.
Kuwait: 124 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kuwait bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Kuwait fits inside the median country 6.2 times.
Which has more people, Kuwait or the median country?
The median country has 52% more people than Kuwait (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kuwait or the median country?
People in Kuwait live 10 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 84.6 years in Kuwait and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Kuwait or the median country?
Men in Kuwait are 1.4 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
