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Kuwait

State of Kuwait

Capital
Kuwait City
Languages
Arabic
Currency
Kuwaiti dinar
People
4.87 million (2025)
Neighbours
2
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Kuwait

  • 2nd highest CO₂ per person 26.2 t · #2 of 203 · 2024
  • 4th highest life expectancy 84.6 years · #4 of 210 · 2024
  • 11th lowest alcohol consumption 0.1 litres · #11 of 195 · 2023

Surprising facts about Kuwait

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Kuwait’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Kuwait among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Kuwait sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Kuwait across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

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About as many people