Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Kuwait
United States
Population
4.9M 128th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$160.2B 60th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$32,718 50th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$63,270 29th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
-2.6% 207th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
17,820 km² 155th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
274.8 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
1.5 149th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
100.0% 6th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
3.1% 189th
17.9% 45th

Health

Kuwait
United States
Life Expectancy
83.2 yrs 17th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
7.6 64th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
8.0 39th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$1,679 49th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
5.0% 129th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
2.27 82nd
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
2.33 101st
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Kuwait
United States
Unemployment Rate
2.2% 18th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
27.30 187th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
0.5%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
57.1%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
55.9%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
57.7%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
38.3%
14.3%

Education & Society

Kuwait
United States
Literacy Rate
96.5% 58th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
6.4% 19th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
N/A
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
N/A
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
0.2 7th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
3.1% 187th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
47.3% 132nd
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
4.8% 14th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Kuwait
United States
Internet Users
99.7% 6th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
167.7 17th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
100.0% 62nd
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
100.0% 18th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
100.0% 7th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
0.1% 203rd
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
0.4% 202nd
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Kuwait

Population pyramid of Kuwait

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Kuwait

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Kuwait

United States

Population Over Time

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United States

GDP Over Time

Kuwait

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

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United States

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