Kuwait

Compare Compare Kuwait & its neighbours
(Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait
Misc
Country CodeKW
Geography
Area (sq km)17,818
Coastline (km)499
Highest Point (m)4
Average Elevation (m)108
People
Population2,916,467
Median Age29.40
Growth Rate1.38 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)18.80
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)2.30
Urban Population100.00 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)4.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)6.80
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.00 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.58
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)2.00
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)37.90 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)
School life (years)14
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)15.40 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)289.700 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)-3.30 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)65,800
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)35.40 %

See Also