Hong Kong vs Kuwait

Hong Kong (Asia) and Kuwait (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1962-2025

Hong Kong Kuwait World

0 20k 40k 60k 1962 Hong Kong: 487.82 Kuwait: 4,748.39 World: 496.11 1963 Hong Kong: 565.73 Kuwait: 4,444.52 World: 525.19 1964 Hong Kong: 629.59 Kuwait: 4,378.78 World: 563.85 1965 Hong Kong: 676.81 Kuwait: 4,023.99 World: 601.89 1966 Hong Kong: 685.93 Kuwait: 4,176.11 World: 638.97 1967 Hong Kong: 723.24 Kuwait: 3,887.35 World: 664.4 1968 Hong Kong: 714.48 Kuwait: 3,871.95 World: 703.46 1969 Hong Kong: 825.52 Kuwait: 3,694.97 World: 761.11 1970 Hong Kong: 960.03 Kuwait: 3,551.59 World: 817.68 1971 Hong Kong: 1,106.47 Kuwait: 4,485.61 World: 884.88 1972 Hong Kong: 1,384.73 Kuwait: 4,835.69 World: 1,002 1973 Hong Kong: 1,893.18 Kuwait: 5,532.43 World: 1,201.53 1974 Hong Kong: 2,144.62 Kuwait: 12,526.6 World: 1,362.19 1975 Hong Kong: 2,252.13 Kuwait: 10,881.72 World: 1,488.94 1976 Hong Kong: 2,850.01 Kuwait: 11,141.2 World: 1,589.73 1977 Hong Kong: 3,429.42 Kuwait: 11,237.8 World: 1,766.28 1978 Hong Kong: 3,923.97 Kuwait: 11,567.07 World: 2,055.49 1979 Hong Kong: 4,569.48 Kuwait: 17,385.89 World: 2,335.19 1980 Hong Kong: 5,700.43 Kuwait: 19,031.91 World: 2,587.01 1981 Hong Kong: 5,991.28 Kuwait: 15,825.19 World: 2,628.62 1982 Hong Kong: 6,133.77 Kuwait: 12,978.9 World: 2,554.08 1983 Hong Kong: 5,595.26 Kuwait: 11,965.34 World: 2,561.17 1984 Hong Kong: 6,208.23 Kuwait: 11,918.62 World: 2,614.33 1985 Hong Kong: 6,542.97 Kuwait: 11,321.66 World: 2,690.59 1986 Hong Kong: 7,435 Kuwait: 9,076.71 World: 3,118.57 1987 Hong Kong: 9,071.39 Kuwait: 10,895.65 World: 3,487.88 1988 Hong Kong: 10,609.75 Kuwait: 9,692.35 World: 3,829.99 1989 Hong Kong: 12,097.75 Kuwait: 10,964.69 World: 3,930.51 1990 Hong Kong: 13,485.63 Kuwait: 10,937.54 World: 4,338.94 1991 Hong Kong: 15,465.92 Kuwait: 8,147.11 World: 4,453.9 1992 Hong Kong: 17,976.47 Kuwait: 12,146.2 World: 4,679.98 1993 Hong Kong: 20,395.56 Kuwait: 14,317.72 World: 4,685.3 1994 Hong Kong: 22,502.53 Kuwait: 14,929.74 World: 4,967.01 1995 Hong Kong: 23,497.39 Kuwait: 16,168.17 World: 5,463.2 1996 Hong Kong: 24,818.3 Kuwait: 18,201.1 World: 5,507.22 1997 Hong Kong: 27,330.09 Kuwait: 16,977.39 World: 5,408.57 1998 Hong Kong: 25,808.86 Kuwait: 14,066.95 World: 5,302.34 1999 Hong Kong: 25,091.67 Kuwait: 15,853.63 World: 5,401.23 2000 Hong Kong: 25,756.77 Kuwait: 19,296.35 World: 5,512.56 2001 Hong Kong: 25,230.38 Kuwait: 17,374.23 World: 5,404.2 2002 Hong Kong: 24,665.84 Kuwait: 18,512.75 World: 5,539.32 2003 Hong Kong: 23,977.17 Kuwait: 22,690.66 World: 6,129.87 2004 Hong Kong: 24,928.1 Kuwait: 27,552.28 World: 6,818 2005 Hong Kong: 26,649.64 Kuwait: 36,122.61 World: 7,290.57 2006 Hong Kong: 28,224.1 Kuwait: 42,946.64 World: 7,803.19 2007 Hong Kong: 30,593.95 Kuwait: 45,709.41 World: 8,685.33 2008 Hong Kong: 31,515.53 Kuwait: 55,585.19 World: 9,425.74 2009 Hong Kong: 30,697.54 Kuwait: 37,907.1 World: 8,827.04 2010 Hong Kong: 32,550.14 Kuwait: 39,212.25 World: 9,555.07 2011 Hong Kong: 35,142.49 Kuwait: 49,169.61 World: 10,496.93 2012 Hong Kong: 36,730.8 Kuwait: 52,155.22 World: 10,597.85 2013 Hong Kong: 38,403.78 Kuwait: 49,651.04 World: 10,759.35 2014 Hong Kong: 40,315.37 Kuwait: 44,368.78 World: 10,912.24 2015 Hong Kong: 42,432.16 Kuwait: 29,882.21 World: 10,191.98 2016 Hong Kong: 43,734.2 Kuwait: 27,323.69 World: 10,239.47 2017 Hong Kong: 46,160.43 Kuwait: 29,047.65 World: 10,784.4 2018 Hong Kong: 48,537.57 Kuwait: 32,067.96 World: 11,344.73 2019 Hong Kong: 48,359 Kuwait: 31,707.87 World: 11,417.6 2020 Hong Kong: 46,109.23 Kuwait: 25,236.08 World: 10,999.49 2021 Hong Kong: 49,770.56 Kuwait: 34,018.63 World: 12,472.91 2022 Hong Kong: 48,825.03 Kuwait: 39,981.77 World: 12,876.24 2023 Hong Kong: 50,525.11 Kuwait: 34,091.97 World: 13,313.86 2024 Hong Kong: 54,274.75 Kuwait: 32,855.72 World: 13,717.09 2025 Hong Kong: 56,983.07 Kuwait: 32,312.31 World: 14,405.85 1962 1982 1992 2002 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Hong Kong Kuwait World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Hong Kong: 65.7 Kuwait: 59.2 World: 50.94 1961 Hong Kong: 66.44 Kuwait: 60.24 World: 52.8 1962 Hong Kong: 66.91 Kuwait: 61.26 World: 55.29 1963 Hong Kong: 67.65 Kuwait: 62.27 World: 55.65 1964 Hong Kong: 68.22 Kuwait: 63.26 World: 56.1 1965 Hong Kong: 68.87 Kuwait: 64.22 World: 55.93 1966 Hong Kong: 69.27 Kuwait: 65.15 World: 56.45 1967 Hong Kong: 69.83 Kuwait: 66.03 World: 56.9 1968 Hong Kong: 70.22 Kuwait: 66.85 World: 57.34 1969 Hong Kong: 70.63 Kuwait: 67.57 World: 57.68 1970 Hong Kong: 70.93 Kuwait: 68.2 World: 57.94 1971 Hong Kong: 71.47 Kuwait: 68.71 World: 58.02 1972 Hong Kong: 71.45 Kuwait: 69.12 World: 58.84 1973 Hong Kong: 72.09 Kuwait: 69.44 World: 59.3 1974 Hong Kong: 72.6 Kuwait: 69.71 World: 59.7 1975 Hong Kong: 73.36 Kuwait: 69.96 World: 60.13 1976 Hong Kong: 72.79 Kuwait: 70.2 World: 60.45 1977 Hong Kong: 73.35 Kuwait: 70.47 World: 61.04 1978 Hong Kong: 73.54 Kuwait: 70.77 World: 61.39 1979 Hong Kong: 73.66 Kuwait: 71.09 World: 61.84 1980 Hong Kong: 74.65 Kuwait: 71.46 World: 62.15 1981 Hong Kong: 75.35 Kuwait: 71.85 World: 62.52 1982 Hong Kong: 75.44 Kuwait: 72.27 World: 62.87 1983 Hong Kong: 75.29 Kuwait: 72.71 World: 63.13 1984 Hong Kong: 76.01 Kuwait: 73.17 World: 63.44 1985 Hong Kong: 76.43 Kuwait: 73.62 World: 63.73 1986 Hong Kong: 76.68 Kuwait: 74.07 World: 64.12 1987 Hong Kong: 76.9 Kuwait: 74.51 World: 64.46 1988 Hong Kong: 77.08 Kuwait: 74.93 World: 64.67 1989 Hong Kong: 77.03 Kuwait: 75.3 World: 64.96 1990 Hong Kong: 77.37 Kuwait: 73.42 World: 65.11 1991 Hong Kong: 77.87 Kuwait: 73.91 World: 65.3 1992 Hong Kong: 77.67 Kuwait: 76 World: 65.55 1993 Hong Kong: 78.02 Kuwait: 76.05 World: 65.74 1994 Hong Kong: 78.54 Kuwait: 76.03 World: 65.96 1995 Hong Kong: 78.68 Kuwait: 75.98 World: 66.2 1996 Hong Kong: 79.63 Kuwait: 75.93 World: 66.52 1997 Hong Kong: 80.11 Kuwait: 75.91 World: 66.83 1998 Hong Kong: 80.11 Kuwait: 75.96 World: 67.07 1999 Hong Kong: 80.37 Kuwait: 76.08 World: 67.31 2000 Hong Kong: 80.87 Kuwait: 76.23 World: 67.65 2001 Hong Kong: 81.42 Kuwait: 76.38 World: 67.95 2002 Hong Kong: 81.45 Kuwait: 76.53 World: 68.23 2003 Hong Kong: 81.34 Kuwait: 76.64 World: 68.52 2004 Hong Kong: 81.8 Kuwait: 76.73 World: 68.77 2005 Hong Kong: 81.61 Kuwait: 76.8 World: 69.11 2006 Hong Kong: 82.38 Kuwait: 76.89 World: 69.47 2007 Hong Kong: 82.37 Kuwait: 77.01 World: 69.81 2008 Hong Kong: 82.34 Kuwait: 77.19 World: 70 2009 Hong Kong: 82.78 Kuwait: 77.43 World: 70.38 2010 Hong Kong: 82.96 Kuwait: 77.73 World: 70.68 2011 Hong Kong: 83.41 Kuwait: 78.05 World: 70.97 2012 Hong Kong: 83.45 Kuwait: 78.4 World: 71.26 2013 Hong Kong: 83.83 Kuwait: 78.74 World: 71.53 2014 Hong Kong: 83.94 Kuwait: 79.08 World: 71.78 2015 Hong Kong: 84.25 Kuwait: 79.38 World: 71.97 2016 Hong Kong: 84.21 Kuwait: 79.68 World: 72.19 2017 Hong Kong: 84.7 Kuwait: 79.92 World: 72.37 2018 Hong Kong: 84.87 Kuwait: 80.11 World: 72.64 2019 Hong Kong: 85.16 Kuwait: 81.97 World: 72.87 2020 Hong Kong: 85.5 Kuwait: 78.76 World: 72.18 2021 Hong Kong: 85.53 Kuwait: 78.74 World: 71.22 2022 Hong Kong: 83.66 Kuwait: 80.59 World: 72.97 2023 Hong Kong: 85.25 Kuwait: 83.19 World: 73.33 2024 Hong Kong: 85.39 Kuwait: 84.58 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Hong Kong Kuwait World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Hong Kong: 5.09 Kuwait: 7.22 World: 4.69 1961 Hong Kong: 5.17 Kuwait: 7.25 World: 4.56 1962 Hong Kong: 5.18 Kuwait: 7.25 World: 5.02 1963 Hong Kong: 5.15 Kuwait: 7.28 World: 5.31 1964 Hong Kong: 5.09 Kuwait: 7.29 World: 5.13 1965 Hong Kong: 4.92 Kuwait: 7.31 World: 5.08 1966 Hong Kong: 4.46 Kuwait: 7.34 World: 4.97 1967 Hong Kong: 4.12 Kuwait: 7.33 World: 4.87 1968 Hong Kong: 3.78 Kuwait: 7.28 World: 4.98 1969 Hong Kong: 3.6 Kuwait: 7.18 World: 4.88 1970 Hong Kong: 3.39 Kuwait: 7.03 World: 4.84 1971 Hong Kong: 3.46 Kuwait: 6.84 World: 4.69 1972 Hong Kong: 3.32 Kuwait: 6.64 World: 4.55 1973 Hong Kong: 3.18 Kuwait: 6.43 World: 4.42 1974 Hong Kong: 2.97 Kuwait: 6.23 World: 4.26 1975 Hong Kong: 2.67 Kuwait: 6.06 World: 4.07 1976 Hong Kong: 2.48 Kuwait: 5.9 World: 3.97 1977 Hong Kong: 2.38 Kuwait: 5.71 World: 3.84 1978 Hong Kong: 2.27 Kuwait: 5.52 World: 3.77 1979 Hong Kong: 2.12 Kuwait: 5.33 World: 3.76 1980 Hong Kong: 2.05 Kuwait: 5.18 World: 3.73 1981 Hong Kong: 1.93 Kuwait: 5.02 World: 3.71 1982 Hong Kong: 1.86 Kuwait: 4.85 World: 3.72 1983 Hong Kong: 1.72 Kuwait: 4.66 World: 3.59 1984 Hong Kong: 1.56 Kuwait: 4.45 World: 3.57 1985 Hong Kong: 1.49 Kuwait: 4.22 World: 3.53 1986 Hong Kong: 1.37 Kuwait: 4 World: 3.51 1987 Hong Kong: 1.31 Kuwait: 3.83 World: 3.48 1988 Hong Kong: 1.4 Kuwait: 3.7 World: 3.39 1989 Hong Kong: 1.3 Kuwait: 3.59 World: 3.35 1990 Hong Kong: 1.27 Kuwait: 3.49 World: 3.31 1991 Hong Kong: 1.28 Kuwait: 3.4 World: 3.13 1992 Hong Kong: 1.35 Kuwait: 3.35 World: 3.04 1993 Hong Kong: 1.34 Kuwait: 3.31 World: 2.97 1994 Hong Kong: 1.36 Kuwait: 3.27 World: 2.92 1995 Hong Kong: 1.3 Kuwait: 3.25 World: 2.87 1996 Hong Kong: 1.19 Kuwait: 3.22 World: 2.82 1997 Hong Kong: 1.13 Kuwait: 3.14 World: 2.78 1998 Hong Kong: 1.02 Kuwait: 3.04 World: 2.75 1999 Hong Kong: 0.98 Kuwait: 2.95 World: 2.72 2000 Hong Kong: 1.03 Kuwait: 2.89 World: 2.73 2001 Hong Kong: 0.93 Kuwait: 2.84 World: 2.69 2002 Hong Kong: 0.94 Kuwait: 2.8 World: 2.66 2003 Hong Kong: 0.9 Kuwait: 2.77 World: 2.64 2004 Hong Kong: 0.92 Kuwait: 2.76 World: 2.63 2005 Hong Kong: 0.96 Kuwait: 2.73 World: 2.61 2006 Hong Kong: 0.98 Kuwait: 2.59 World: 2.61 2007 Hong Kong: 1.03 Kuwait: 2.41 World: 2.6 2008 Hong Kong: 1.06 Kuwait: 2.27 World: 2.6 2009 Hong Kong: 1.06 Kuwait: 2.16 World: 2.59 2010 Hong Kong: 1.13 Kuwait: 2.04 World: 2.57 2011 Hong Kong: 1.2 Kuwait: 1.96 World: 2.55 2012 Hong Kong: 1.29 Kuwait: 1.99 World: 2.56 2013 Hong Kong: 1.13 Kuwait: 1.97 World: 2.53 2014 Hong Kong: 1.24 Kuwait: 2.06 World: 2.52 2015 Hong Kong: 1.2 Kuwait: 2.03 World: 2.49 2016 Hong Kong: 1.21 Kuwait: 2.06 World: 2.49 2017 Hong Kong: 1.13 Kuwait: 2.16 World: 2.46 2018 Hong Kong: 1.08 Kuwait: 2.12 World: 2.39 2019 Hong Kong: 1.06 Kuwait: 2.08 World: 2.35 2020 Hong Kong: 0.88 Kuwait: 2.03 World: 2.28 2021 Hong Kong: 0.77 Kuwait: 2.15 World: 2.25 2022 Hong Kong: 0.7 Kuwait: 1.55 World: 2.22 2023 Hong Kong: 0.75 Kuwait: 1.52 World: 2.2 2024 Hong Kong: 0.84 Kuwait: 1.56 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Hong Kong Kuwait World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Hong Kong: 1.8 Kuwait: 0.88 World: 5.12 1992 Hong Kong: 1.96 Kuwait: 0.88 World: 5.28 1993 Hong Kong: 1.96 Kuwait: 0.8 World: 5.54 1994 Hong Kong: 1.9 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 5.79 1995 Hong Kong: 3.22 Kuwait: 0.69 World: 5.92 1996 Hong Kong: 2.83 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 5.98 1997 Hong Kong: 2.22 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 6.01 1998 Hong Kong: 4.58 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 6.16 1999 Hong Kong: 6.25 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 6.28 2000 Hong Kong: 4.92 Kuwait: 0.8 World: 6.11 2001 Hong Kong: 5.09 Kuwait: 0.8 World: 6.19 2002 Hong Kong: 7.28 Kuwait: 1.1 World: 6.41 2003 Hong Kong: 7.86 Kuwait: 1.3 World: 6.48 2004 Hong Kong: 6.74 Kuwait: 1.7 World: 6.33 2005 Hong Kong: 5.58 Kuwait: 1.46 World: 6.22 2006 Hong Kong: 4.77 Kuwait: 1.3 World: 5.97 2007 Hong Kong: 4.01 Kuwait: 1.5 World: 5.77 2008 Hong Kong: 3.56 Kuwait: 1.75 World: 5.82 2009 Hong Kong: 5.26 Kuwait: 1.64 World: 6.41 2010 Hong Kong: 4.33 Kuwait: 1.82 World: 6.28 2011 Hong Kong: 3.42 Kuwait: 2.05 World: 6.15 2012 Hong Kong: 3.29 Kuwait: 2.23 World: 6.15 2013 Hong Kong: 3.4 Kuwait: 2.47 World: 6.1 2014 Hong Kong: 3.3 Kuwait: 2.9 World: 5.96 2015 Hong Kong: 3.31 Kuwait: 2.2 World: 6 2016 Hong Kong: 3.39 Kuwait: 2.16 World: 5.97 2017 Hong Kong: 3.12 Kuwait: 2.23 World: 5.9 2018 Hong Kong: 2.81 Kuwait: 2.2 World: 5.76 2019 Hong Kong: 2.92 Kuwait: 2.21 World: 5.59 2020 Hong Kong: 5.81 Kuwait: 3.49 World: 6.59 2021 Hong Kong: 5.17 Kuwait: 2.97 World: 6.05 2022 Hong Kong: 4.32 Kuwait: 2.13 World: 5.23 2023 Hong Kong: 2.95 Kuwait: 2.08 World: 4.85 2024 Hong Kong: 2.99 Kuwait: 2.15 World: 4.81 2025 Hong Kong: 2.8 Kuwait: 2.18 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Hong Kong Kuwait World

0 10 20 30 40 50 1970 Hong Kong: 2.41 Kuwait: 49.24 World: 4.14 1971 Hong Kong: 2.36 Kuwait: 48.78 World: 4.04 1972 Hong Kong: 2.39 Kuwait: 46.13 World: 4.16 1973 Hong Kong: 2.34 Kuwait: 38.95 World: 4.32 1974 Hong Kong: 2.6 Kuwait: 30.01 World: 4.23 1975 Hong Kong: 2.53 Kuwait: 24.23 World: 4.14 1976 Hong Kong: 2.9 Kuwait: 23.25 World: 4.31 1977 Hong Kong: 3.31 Kuwait: 21.47 World: 4.36 1978 Hong Kong: 3.46 Kuwait: 23.15 World: 4.42 1979 Hong Kong: 3.07 Kuwait: 24.94 World: 4.46 1980 Hong Kong: 3.07 Kuwait: 22.12 World: 4.33 1981 Hong Kong: 3.23 Kuwait: 19.93 World: 4.18 1982 Hong Kong: 3.62 Kuwait: 20.24 World: 4.05 1983 Hong Kong: 4.22 Kuwait: 20.79 World: 4.01 1984 Hong Kong: 4.62 Kuwait: 20.28 World: 4.07 1985 Hong Kong: 4.75 Kuwait: 21.56 World: 4.05 1986 Hong Kong: 5.39 Kuwait: 22.28 World: 4.04 1987 Hong Kong: 5.34 Kuwait: 22.99 World: 4.1 1988 Hong Kong: 5.93 Kuwait: 26.58 World: 4.16 1989 Hong Kong: 6.03 Kuwait: 29.89 World: 4.16 1990 Hong Kong: 6.14 Kuwait: 19.24 World: 4.15 1991 Hong Kong: 6.69 Kuwait: 28.49 World: 4.1 1992 Hong Kong: 7.5 Kuwait: 16.49 World: 4.01 1993 Hong Kong: 7.54 Kuwait: 20.5 World: 3.97 1994 Hong Kong: 6.32 Kuwait: 24.47 World: 3.94 1995 Hong Kong: 6.27 Kuwait: 23.97 World: 3.99 1996 Hong Kong: 5.61 Kuwait: 22.91 World: 4.01 1997 Hong Kong: 5.3 Kuwait: 23.35 World: 4.02 1998 Hong Kong: 6.51 Kuwait: 25.12 World: 3.98 1999 Hong Kong: 6.89 Kuwait: 26.26 World: 3.95 2000 Hong Kong: 6.29 Kuwait: 28.66 World: 4.01 2001 Hong Kong: 6.23 Kuwait: 29.32 World: 4.01 2002 Hong Kong: 6.07 Kuwait: 29.89 World: 4.02 2003 Hong Kong: 6.61 Kuwait: 30.77 World: 4.15 2004 Hong Kong: 6.01 Kuwait: 31.98 World: 4.28 2005 Hong Kong: 6.31 Kuwait: 34.53 World: 4.39 2006 Hong Kong: 6.19 Kuwait: 33.8 World: 4.48 2007 Hong Kong: 6.42 Kuwait: 31.19 World: 4.59 2008 Hong Kong: 6.2 Kuwait: 31.54 World: 4.56 2009 Hong Kong: 6.47 Kuwait: 30.52 World: 4.45 2010 Hong Kong: 6.01 Kuwait: 29.5 World: 4.67 2011 Hong Kong: 6.39 Kuwait: 29.33 World: 4.76 2012 Hong Kong: 6.24 Kuwait: 27.56 World: 4.77 2013 Hong Kong: 6.43 Kuwait: 26.76 World: 4.81 2014 Hong Kong: 6.58 Kuwait: 25.19 World: 4.78 2015 Hong Kong: 6.07 Kuwait: 24.93 World: 4.7 2016 Hong Kong: 6.14 Kuwait: 24.57 World: 4.65 2017 Hong Kong: 5.97 Kuwait: 23.46 World: 4.67 2018 Hong Kong: 5.91 Kuwait: 22.92 World: 4.73 2019 Hong Kong: 5.8 Kuwait: 21.8 World: 4.7 2020 Hong Kong: 4.55 Kuwait: 21.12 World: 4.47 2021 Hong Kong: 4.66 Kuwait: 22.91 World: 4.68 2022 Hong Kong: 4.37 Kuwait: 22.36 World: 4.67 2023 Hong Kong: 4.53 Kuwait: 22.7 World: 4.68 2024 Hong Kong: 4.6 Kuwait: 23.67 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Hong Kong Kuwait World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Hong Kong: 56.9 Kuwait: 25.93 World: 15.6 2006 Hong Kong: 60.8 Kuwait: 28.79 World: 17.2 2007 Hong Kong: 64.8 Kuwait: 34.8 World: 20.2 2008 Hong Kong: 66.7 Kuwait: 42 World: 22.8 2009 Hong Kong: 69.4 Kuwait: 50.8 World: 25.3 2010 Hong Kong: 72 Kuwait: 61.4 World: 28.4 2011 Hong Kong: 72.2 Kuwait: 65.77 World: 30.9 2012 Hong Kong: 72.9 Kuwait: 70.45 World: 33.3 2013 Hong Kong: 74.2 Kuwait: 75.46 World: 35.3 2014 Hong Kong: 79.87 Kuwait: 78.7 World: 37.4 2015 Hong Kong: 84.95 Kuwait: 82 World: 39.9 2016 Hong Kong: 87.48 Kuwait: 85.6 World: 43.6 2017 Hong Kong: 89.42 Kuwait: 98 World: 46.3 2018 Hong Kong: 90.51 Kuwait: 99.6 World: 49.4 2019 Hong Kong: 91.74 Kuwait: 99.54 World: 53.9 2020 Hong Kong: 92.41 Kuwait: 99.11 World: 60.1 2021 Hong Kong: 93.09 Kuwait: 99.7 World: 63.8 2022 Hong Kong: 95.61 Kuwait: 99.75 World: 67 2023 Hong Kong: 95.98 Kuwait: 99.75 World: 69.2 2024 Hong Kong: 95.76 Kuwait: 99.75 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Hong Kong Kuwait
Population 7.5 mn 2025
104th of 215		 4.9 mn 2025
127th of 215
Population density 7,177.2 /km² 2023
4th of 214		 272.4 /km² 2023
43rd of 214
Population growth -0.34 % 2025
190th of 215		 -0.65 % 2025
202nd of 215
Life expectancy 85.4 years 2024
3rd of 215		 84.6 years 2024
4th of 215
Fertility rate 0.84 2024
213th of 215		 1.56 2024
139th of 215
Birth rate 4.9 ‰ 2024
213th of 215		 10.0 ‰ 2024
154th of 215
Urban population 100.0 % 2025
4th of 215		 100.0 % 2025
5th of 215
Aged 65+ 23.7 % 2025
9th of 215		 3.2 % 2025
187th of 215
Living in cities 96.4 % 2025
4th of 215		 89.0 % 2025
6th of 215
Living in towns 3.2 % 2025
212th of 215		 7.5 % 2025
208th of 215
Living in rural areas 0.4 % 2025
212th of 215		 3.5 % 2025
206th of 215
Infant mortality - 7.0 ‰ 2024
60th of 196

Human development

Indicator Hong Kong Kuwait
Human Development Index 0.955 2023
8th of 193		 0.852 2023
52nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.839 2023
24th of 169		 -
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.531 2023
129th of 156
Gender Inequality Index - 0.188 2023
51st of 172

Economy

Indicator Hong Kong Kuwait
GDP 427.3 bn US$ 2025
38th of 186		 157.2 bn US$ 2025
58th of 186
GDP per capita 56,983 US$ 2025
19th of 186		 32,312 US$ 2025
39th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 80,423 int. $ 2025
14th of 185		 56,468 int. $ 2025
38th of 185
GNI per capita 62,500 US$ 2025
13th of 182		 41,110 US$ 2024
GDP growth 3.5 % 2025
88th of 186		 2.7 % 2025
115th of 186
Inflation 1.4 % 2025
123rd of 165		 2.4 % 2025
97th of 165
Trade 396.6 % 2025
1st of 138		 94.0 % 2024
Exports 199.8 % 2025
1st of 138		 55.8 % 2024
FDI inflows 30.8 % 2024
5th of 192		 0.3 % 2025
162nd of 192
Manufacturing 0.9 % 2024 7.7 % 2025
96th of 132
Agriculture 0.0 % 2024 0.5 % 2025
152nd of 158
Military spending - 4.8 % 2024
10th of 147

Labour

Indicator Hong Kong Kuwait
Unemployment 2.8 % 2025
32nd of 181		 2.2 % 2025
20th of 181
Youth unemployment 9.0 % 2025
59th of 181		 15.1 % 2025
107th of 181
Women in the labour force 51.8 % 2025
103rd of 181		 47.2 % 2025
130th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 0.2 % 2025
180th of 181		 1.9 % 2025
156th of 181
Weekly hours worked 43.0 h 2025
39th of 181		 45.8 h 2025
16th of 181
Youth NEET rate 5.7 % 2025
9th of 181		 15.6 % 2025
77th of 181
Labour income share 53.4 % 2025
28th of 114		 37.7 % 2025
86th of 114
Output per hour 62.8 $ 2025
28th of 181		 32.9 $ 2025
64th of 181

Health

Indicator Hong Kong Kuwait
Safe drinking water 100.0 % 2024
1st of 147		 100.0 % 2024
4th of 147
Health spending - 5.0 % 2023
127th of 192
Health spending per person - 1,679 US$ 2023
47th of 191
Physicians - 2.27 /1,000 2020
Under-5 mortality - 8.1 ‰ 2024
59th of 196
Maternal mortality - 8 /100k 2023
40th of 194
Tobacco use - 19.4 % 2024
85th of 166

Food

Indicator Hong Kong Kuwait
Protein supply 126.8 g 2022
9th of 174		 101.3 g 2022
68th of 174
Animal protein supply 84.0 g 2022
7th of 174		 51.8 g 2022
76th of 174
Fat supply 117.3 g 2022
55th of 174		 113.7 g 2022
59th of 174
Cereal import dependency 100.0 % 2022
8th of 160		 99.4 % 2022
17th of 160
Food insecurity - 9.4 % 2024
40th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 3.8 % 2024
53rd of 124

Education

Indicator Hong Kong Kuwait
Secondary enrolment 107.2 % 2024
21st of 108		 95.4 % 2015
Tertiary enrolment 120.1 % 2024
8th of 128		 51.9 % 2021
Education spending 3.8 % 2024
57th of 121		 6.4 % 2024
29th of 121
Expected schooling 16.9 yrs 2023
26th of 195		 15.9 yrs 2023
49th of 195
Mean schooling 12.4 yrs 2023
37th of 193		 7.6 yrs 2023
132nd of 193
Literacy - 96.5 % 2020

Society

Indicator Hong Kong Kuwait
Internet use 95.8 % 2024
22nd of 182		 100.0 % 2025
5th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 364.8 /100 2024
2nd of 151		 167.7 /100 2023
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
43rd of 213		 100.0 % 2024
59th of 213
Women in parliament - 3.1 % 2023

Refugees

Indicator Hong Kong Kuwait
Refugees hosted 236 2025
137th of 177		 386 2025
132nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
144th of 177		 0.1 ‰ 2025
136th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2025
165th of 177		 611 2025
107th of 177
Refugees from the country 245 2025
134th of 199		 3,369 2025
84th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
142nd of 199		 0.7 ‰ 2025
72nd of 199

Governance

Indicator Hong Kong Kuwait
Control of corruption 79.7 /100 2024
18th of 207		 52.3 /100 2024
82nd of 207
Government effectiveness 83.2 /100 2024
16th of 205		 57.7 /100 2024
76th of 205
Rule of law 72.8 /100 2024
44th of 207		 60.9 /100 2024
86th of 207
Regulatory quality 82.3 /100 2024
8th of 205		 61.2 /100 2024
64th of 205
Voice and accountability 51.2 /100 2024
117th of 205		 44.3 /100 2024
137th of 205
Political stability 76.7 /100 2024
63rd of 207		 70.9 /100 2024
90th of 207

Environment

Indicator Hong Kong Kuwait
CO₂ per capita 4.60 t 2024
146th of 202		 23.67 t 2024
199th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 33.3 Mt 2024
67th of 204		 129.5 Mt 2024
36th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.09 % 2024
67th of 204		 0.34 % 2024
36th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 1.8 Gt 2024
71st of 204		 3.4 Gt 2024
51st of 204
GHG per capita 5.36 t 2024
125th of 202		 35.39 t 2024
199th of 202
Renewable energy 0.4 % 2021
201st of 211		 0.1 % 2021
203rd of 211
Land area 1,050 km² 2023
176th of 214		 17,820 km² 2023
154th of 214
Forest area - 0.4 % 2023
201st of 212
PM2.5 exposure - 62.3 µg/m³ 2023
195th of 200
Water stress - 3,850.5 % 2022
176th of 176

Energy

Indicator Hong Kong Kuwait
Renewable electricity 1.0 % 2024
180th of 190		 2.3 % 2025
174th of 190
Wind and solar 0.6 % 2024
151st of 190		 2.3 % 2025
129th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
87th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
102nd of 180
Low-carbon electricity 1.0 % 2024
180th of 190		 2.3 % 2025
174th of 190
Fossil electricity 99.0 % 2024
180th of 190		 97.7 % 2025
174th of 190
Coal power 33.7 % 2024
163rd of 188		 0.0 % 2025
56th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 676 g/kWh 2024
172nd of 190		 635 g/kWh 2025
155th of 190
Electricity per capita 6.58 MWh 2024
37th of 191		 17.75 MWh 2025
4th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.