Country profile
Kuwait
Kuwait ranks #127 of 215 for population, #48 of 209 for gdp per capita, #4 of 216 for life expectancy, across 23 open-data indicators.
People
Population
4,897,263
people · 2024
Rank #127 of 215
Life expectancy
84.6
years · 2024
Rank #4 of 216
Under-5 mortality
8.1
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #178 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
86.5%
% net enrollment · 2015
Rank #74 of 232
Tobacco use
19.9%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #81 of 163
Calorie supply
3,136
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #62 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
2,161,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #61 of 203
GDP per capita
$32,718
current US$ · 2024
Rank #48 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.9
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #107 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
129
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #130 of 210
Forest area
0.35%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #250 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
53.7
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #13 of 248
Protected areas
11.5%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #136 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
26.2
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #2 of 210
Fertilizer use
538
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #2 of 194
Cereal yield
14.2
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #4 of 182
Digital
Internet users
100%
% of population · 2025
Rank #2 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
1.01
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #213 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
168
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #20 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #61 of 215
Renewable electricity output
0.27%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #246 of 257
Energy use per person
106,399
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #8 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.14
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #157 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Kuwait; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield