Israel vs Kuwait

Israel (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

Israel Kuwait World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 1962 Israel: 1,292.77 Kuwait: 4,748.39 World: 496.11 1963 Israel: 1,485.4 Kuwait: 4,444.52 World: 525.19 1964 Israel: 1,624.99 Kuwait: 4,378.78 World: 563.85 1965 Israel: 1,688.03 Kuwait: 4,023.99 World: 601.89 1966 Israel: 1,787.9 Kuwait: 4,176.11 World: 638.97 1967 Israel: 1,733.86 Kuwait: 3,887.35 World: 664.4 1968 Israel: 1,946.15 Kuwait: 3,871.95 World: 703.46 1969 Israel: 2,187.68 Kuwait: 3,694.97 World: 761.11 1970 Israel: 2,488.95 Kuwait: 3,551.59 World: 817.68 1971 Israel: 2,296.58 Kuwait: 4,485.61 World: 884.88 1972 Israel: 2,927.85 Kuwait: 4,835.69 World: 1,002 1973 Israel: 3,628.81 Kuwait: 5,532.43 World: 1,201.53 1974 Israel: 5,082.03 Kuwait: 12,526.6 World: 1,362.19 1975 Israel: 4,669.12 Kuwait: 10,881.72 World: 1,488.94 1976 Israel: 4,513.59 Kuwait: 11,141.2 World: 1,589.73 1977 Israel: 5,050.05 Kuwait: 11,237.8 World: 1,766.28 1978 Israel: 4,794.14 Kuwait: 11,567.07 World: 2,055.49 1979 Israel: 5,968.25 Kuwait: 17,385.89 World: 2,335.19 1980 Israel: 6,544.5 Kuwait: 19,031.91 World: 2,587.01 1981 Israel: 6,791.06 Kuwait: 15,825.19 World: 2,628.62 1982 Israel: 7,253.1 Kuwait: 12,978.9 World: 2,554.08 1983 Israel: 7,955.08 Kuwait: 11,965.34 World: 2,561.17 1984 Israel: 7,363.96 Kuwait: 11,918.62 World: 2,614.33 1985 Israel: 6,824.45 Kuwait: 11,321.66 World: 2,690.59 1986 Israel: 8,330.32 Kuwait: 9,076.71 World: 3,118.57 1987 Israel: 9,847.33 Kuwait: 10,895.65 World: 3,487.88 1988 Israel: 11,845.67 Kuwait: 9,692.35 World: 3,829.99 1989 Israel: 11,600.51 Kuwait: 10,964.69 World: 3,930.51 1990 Israel: 13,300.1 Kuwait: 10,937.54 World: 4,338.94 1991 Israel: 14,337.23 Kuwait: 8,147.11 World: 4,453.9 1992 Israel: 15,500.42 Kuwait: 12,146.2 World: 4,679.98 1993 Israel: 15,169.47 Kuwait: 14,317.72 World: 4,685.3 1994 Israel: 16,796.46 Kuwait: 14,929.74 World: 4,967.01 1995 Israel: 19,013.94 Kuwait: 16,168.17 World: 5,463.2 1996 Israel: 20,212.92 Kuwait: 18,201.1 World: 5,507.22 1997 Israel: 20,457.39 Kuwait: 16,977.39 World: 5,408.57 1998 Israel: 20,175.63 Kuwait: 14,066.95 World: 5,302.34 1999 Israel: 19,808.86 Kuwait: 15,853.63 World: 5,401.23 2000 Israel: 21,690.24 Kuwait: 19,296.35 World: 5,512.56 2001 Israel: 20,948.77 Kuwait: 17,374.23 World: 5,404.2 2002 Israel: 19,058.75 Kuwait: 18,512.75 World: 5,539.32 2003 Israel: 19,624.03 Kuwait: 22,690.66 World: 6,129.87 2004 Israel: 20,550.07 Kuwait: 27,552.28 World: 6,818 2005 Israel: 21,261.75 Kuwait: 36,122.61 World: 7,290.57 2006 Israel: 22,499.75 Kuwait: 42,946.64 World: 7,803.19 2007 Israel: 25,688.9 Kuwait: 45,709.41 World: 8,685.33 2008 Israel: 30,231.02 Kuwait: 55,585.19 World: 9,425.74 2009 Israel: 28,469.68 Kuwait: 37,907.1 World: 8,827.04 2010 Israel: 31,398.93 Kuwait: 39,212.25 World: 9,555.07 2011 Israel: 34,476.73 Kuwait: 49,169.61 World: 10,496.93 2012 Israel: 33,268.71 Kuwait: 52,155.22 World: 10,597.85 2013 Israel: 36,980.62 Kuwait: 49,651.04 World: 10,759.35 2014 Israel: 38,265.37 Kuwait: 44,368.78 World: 10,912.24 2015 Israel: 36,138.14 Kuwait: 29,882.21 World: 10,191.98 2016 Israel: 37,571.26 Kuwait: 27,323.69 World: 10,239.47 2017 Israel: 41,013.26 Kuwait: 29,047.65 World: 10,784.4 2018 Israel: 42,269.38 Kuwait: 32,067.96 World: 11,344.73 2019 Israel: 44,091.87 Kuwait: 31,707.87 World: 11,417.6 2020 Israel: 44,590.82 Kuwait: 25,236.08 World: 10,999.49 2021 Israel: 52,258.47 Kuwait: 34,018.63 World: 12,472.91 2022 Israel: 54,947.21 Kuwait: 39,981.77 World: 12,876.24 2023 Israel: 52,126.45 Kuwait: 34,091.97 World: 13,313.86 2024 Israel: 54,216.52 Kuwait: 32,855.72 World: 13,717.09 2025 Israel: 60,336.85 Kuwait: 32,312.31 World: 14,405.85 1962 1982 1992 2002 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1961-2024

Israel Kuwait World

50 60 70 80 90 1961 Israel: 72.01 Kuwait: 60.24 World: 52.8 1962 Israel: 72.11 Kuwait: 61.26 World: 55.29 1966 Israel: 72.29 Kuwait: 65.15 World: 56.45 1967 Israel: 71.51 Kuwait: 66.03 World: 56.9 1968 Israel: 71.06 Kuwait: 66.85 World: 57.34 1969 Israel: 70.97 Kuwait: 67.57 World: 57.68 1970 Israel: 71.21 Kuwait: 68.2 World: 57.94 1971 Israel: 71.72 Kuwait: 68.71 World: 58.02 1972 Israel: 71.08 Kuwait: 69.12 World: 58.84 1973 Israel: 71.69 Kuwait: 69.44 World: 59.3 1974 Israel: 71.66 Kuwait: 69.71 World: 59.7 1975 Israel: 72.05 Kuwait: 69.96 World: 60.13 1976 Israel: 72.96 Kuwait: 70.2 World: 60.45 1977 Israel: 72.96 Kuwait: 70.47 World: 61.04 1978 Israel: 73.21 Kuwait: 70.77 World: 61.39 1979 Israel: 73.51 Kuwait: 71.09 World: 61.84 1980 Israel: 73.88 Kuwait: 71.46 World: 62.15 1981 Israel: 74.26 Kuwait: 71.85 World: 62.52 1982 Israel: 74.11 Kuwait: 72.27 World: 62.87 1983 Israel: 74.46 Kuwait: 72.71 World: 63.13 1984 Israel: 74.81 Kuwait: 73.17 World: 63.44 1985 Israel: 75.21 Kuwait: 73.62 World: 63.73 1986 Israel: 74.96 Kuwait: 74.07 World: 64.12 1987 Israel: 75.26 Kuwait: 74.51 World: 64.46 1988 Israel: 74.44 Kuwait: 74.93 World: 64.67 1989 Israel: 76.31 Kuwait: 75.3 World: 64.96 1990 Israel: 76.61 Kuwait: 73.42 World: 65.11 1991 Israel: 76.76 Kuwait: 73.91 World: 65.3 1992 Israel: 76.5 Kuwait: 76 World: 65.55 1993 Israel: 77.15 Kuwait: 76.05 World: 65.74 1994 Israel: 77.4 Kuwait: 76.03 World: 65.96 1995 Israel: 77.45 Kuwait: 75.98 World: 66.2 1996 Israel: 78.1 Kuwait: 75.93 World: 66.52 1997 Israel: 78 Kuwait: 75.91 World: 66.83 1998 Israel: 78.15 Kuwait: 75.96 World: 67.07 1999 Israel: 78.66 Kuwait: 76.08 World: 67.31 2000 Israel: 78.95 Kuwait: 76.23 World: 67.65 2001 Israel: 79.41 Kuwait: 76.38 World: 67.95 2002 Israel: 79.45 Kuwait: 76.53 World: 68.23 2003 Israel: 79.65 Kuwait: 76.64 World: 68.52 2004 Israel: 80.15 Kuwait: 76.73 World: 68.77 2005 Israel: 80.15 Kuwait: 76.8 World: 69.11 2006 Israel: 80.55 Kuwait: 76.89 World: 69.47 2007 Israel: 80.5 Kuwait: 77.01 World: 69.81 2008 Israel: 80.95 Kuwait: 77.19 World: 70 2009 Israel: 81.4 Kuwait: 77.43 World: 70.38 2010 Israel: 81.6 Kuwait: 77.73 World: 70.68 2011 Israel: 81.66 Kuwait: 78.05 World: 70.97 2012 Israel: 81.7 Kuwait: 78.4 World: 71.26 2013 Israel: 82.06 Kuwait: 78.74 World: 71.53 2014 Israel: 82.15 Kuwait: 79.08 World: 71.78 2015 Israel: 82.05 Kuwait: 79.38 World: 71.97 2016 Israel: 82.41 Kuwait: 79.68 World: 72.19 2017 Israel: 82.55 Kuwait: 79.92 World: 72.37 2018 Israel: 82.8 Kuwait: 80.11 World: 72.64 2019 Israel: 82.8 Kuwait: 81.97 World: 72.87 2020 Israel: 82.65 Kuwait: 78.76 World: 72.18 2021 Israel: 82.5 Kuwait: 78.74 World: 71.22 2022 Israel: 82.7 Kuwait: 80.59 World: 72.97 2023 Israel: 83.2 Kuwait: 83.19 World: 73.33 2024 Israel: 83.2 Kuwait: 84.58 World: 73.48 1961 1982 1991 2000 2009 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Israel Kuwait World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Israel: 3.87 Kuwait: 7.22 World: 4.69 1961 Israel: 3.86 Kuwait: 7.25 World: 4.56 1962 Israel: 3.85 Kuwait: 7.25 World: 5.02 1963 Israel: 3.84 Kuwait: 7.28 World: 5.31 1964 Israel: 3.83 Kuwait: 7.29 World: 5.13 1965 Israel: 3.81 Kuwait: 7.31 World: 5.08 1966 Israel: 3.8 Kuwait: 7.34 World: 4.97 1967 Israel: 3.79 Kuwait: 7.33 World: 4.87 1968 Israel: 3.79 Kuwait: 7.28 World: 4.98 1969 Israel: 3.78 Kuwait: 7.18 World: 4.88 1970 Israel: 3.78 Kuwait: 7.03 World: 4.84 1971 Israel: 3.77 Kuwait: 6.84 World: 4.69 1972 Israel: 3.77 Kuwait: 6.64 World: 4.55 1973 Israel: 3.7 Kuwait: 6.43 World: 4.42 1974 Israel: 3.63 Kuwait: 6.23 World: 4.26 1975 Israel: 3.55 Kuwait: 6.06 World: 4.07 1976 Israel: 3.48 Kuwait: 5.9 World: 3.97 1977 Israel: 3.41 Kuwait: 5.71 World: 3.84 1978 Israel: 3.35 Kuwait: 5.52 World: 3.77 1979 Israel: 3.3 Kuwait: 5.33 World: 3.76 1980 Israel: 3.24 Kuwait: 5.18 World: 3.73 1981 Israel: 3.19 Kuwait: 5.02 World: 3.71 1982 Israel: 3.13 Kuwait: 4.85 World: 3.72 1983 Israel: 3.11 Kuwait: 4.66 World: 3.59 1984 Israel: 3.08 Kuwait: 4.45 World: 3.57 1985 Israel: 3.06 Kuwait: 4.22 World: 3.53 1986 Israel: 3.03 Kuwait: 4 World: 3.51 1987 Israel: 3.01 Kuwait: 3.83 World: 3.48 1988 Israel: 2.95 Kuwait: 3.7 World: 3.39 1989 Israel: 2.89 Kuwait: 3.59 World: 3.35 1990 Israel: 2.82 Kuwait: 3.49 World: 3.31 1991 Israel: 2.76 Kuwait: 3.4 World: 3.13 1992 Israel: 2.7 Kuwait: 3.35 World: 3.04 1993 Israel: 2.8 Kuwait: 3.31 World: 2.97 1994 Israel: 2.9 Kuwait: 3.27 World: 2.92 1995 Israel: 2.9 Kuwait: 3.25 World: 2.87 1996 Israel: 2.9 Kuwait: 3.22 World: 2.82 1997 Israel: 2.94 Kuwait: 3.14 World: 2.78 1998 Israel: 2.98 Kuwait: 3.04 World: 2.75 1999 Israel: 2.97 Kuwait: 2.95 World: 2.72 2000 Israel: 2.95 Kuwait: 2.89 World: 2.73 2001 Israel: 2.92 Kuwait: 2.84 World: 2.69 2002 Israel: 2.89 Kuwait: 2.8 World: 2.66 2003 Israel: 2.95 Kuwait: 2.77 World: 2.64 2004 Israel: 2.9 Kuwait: 2.76 World: 2.63 2005 Israel: 2.84 Kuwait: 2.73 World: 2.61 2006 Israel: 2.88 Kuwait: 2.59 World: 2.61 2007 Israel: 2.9 Kuwait: 2.41 World: 2.6 2008 Israel: 2.96 Kuwait: 2.27 World: 2.6 2009 Israel: 2.96 Kuwait: 2.16 World: 2.59 2010 Israel: 3.03 Kuwait: 2.04 World: 2.57 2011 Israel: 2.98 Kuwait: 1.96 World: 2.55 2012 Israel: 3.05 Kuwait: 1.99 World: 2.56 2013 Israel: 3.03 Kuwait: 1.97 World: 2.53 2014 Israel: 3.08 Kuwait: 2.06 World: 2.52 2015 Israel: 3.09 Kuwait: 2.03 World: 2.49 2016 Israel: 3.11 Kuwait: 2.06 World: 2.49 2017 Israel: 3.11 Kuwait: 2.16 World: 2.46 2018 Israel: 3.09 Kuwait: 2.12 World: 2.39 2019 Israel: 3.01 Kuwait: 2.08 World: 2.35 2020 Israel: 2.9 Kuwait: 2.03 World: 2.28 2021 Israel: 3 Kuwait: 2.15 World: 2.25 2022 Israel: 2.89 Kuwait: 1.55 World: 2.22 2023 Israel: 2.85 Kuwait: 1.52 World: 2.2 2024 Israel: 2.87 Kuwait: 1.56 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Israel Kuwait World

0 5 10 15 1991 Israel: 13.39 Kuwait: 0.88 World: 5.12 1992 Israel: 14.08 Kuwait: 0.88 World: 5.28 1993 Israel: 12.74 Kuwait: 0.8 World: 5.54 1994 Israel: 9.93 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 5.79 1995 Israel: 8.78 Kuwait: 0.69 World: 5.92 1996 Israel: 8.46 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 5.98 1997 Israel: 9.75 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 6.01 1998 Israel: 10.75 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 6.16 1999 Israel: 11.18 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 6.28 2000 Israel: 11.1 Kuwait: 0.8 World: 6.11 2001 Israel: 11.81 Kuwait: 0.8 World: 6.19 2002 Israel: 12.89 Kuwait: 1.1 World: 6.41 2003 Israel: 13.51 Kuwait: 1.3 World: 6.48 2004 Israel: 13.03 Kuwait: 1.7 World: 6.33 2005 Israel: 11.34 Kuwait: 1.46 World: 6.22 2006 Israel: 10.71 Kuwait: 1.3 World: 5.97 2007 Israel: 9.38 Kuwait: 1.5 World: 5.77 2008 Israel: 7.7 Kuwait: 1.75 World: 5.82 2009 Israel: 9.53 Kuwait: 1.64 World: 6.41 2010 Israel: 8.48 Kuwait: 1.82 World: 6.28 2011 Israel: 7.14 Kuwait: 2.05 World: 6.15 2012 Israel: 6.76 Kuwait: 2.23 World: 6.15 2013 Israel: 6.14 Kuwait: 2.47 World: 6.1 2014 Israel: 5.79 Kuwait: 2.9 World: 5.96 2015 Israel: 5.18 Kuwait: 2.2 World: 6 2016 Israel: 4.72 Kuwait: 2.16 World: 5.97 2017 Israel: 4.14 Kuwait: 2.23 World: 5.9 2018 Israel: 3.92 Kuwait: 2.2 World: 5.76 2019 Israel: 3.73 Kuwait: 2.21 World: 5.59 2020 Israel: 4.17 Kuwait: 3.49 World: 6.59 2021 Israel: 4.81 Kuwait: 2.97 World: 6.05 2022 Israel: 3.7 Kuwait: 2.13 World: 5.23 2023 Israel: 3.37 Kuwait: 2.08 World: 4.85 2024 Israel: 3.6 Kuwait: 2.15 World: 4.81 2025 Israel: 3.49 Kuwait: 2.18 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Israel Kuwait World

0 10 20 30 40 50 1970 Israel: 5.02 Kuwait: 49.24 World: 4.14 1971 Israel: 4.87 Kuwait: 48.78 World: 4.04 1972 Israel: 5 Kuwait: 46.13 World: 4.16 1973 Israel: 5.14 Kuwait: 38.95 World: 4.32 1974 Israel: 5.12 Kuwait: 30.01 World: 4.23 1975 Israel: 5.27 Kuwait: 24.23 World: 4.14 1976 Israel: 5.14 Kuwait: 23.25 World: 4.31 1977 Israel: 5.25 Kuwait: 21.47 World: 4.36 1978 Israel: 5.47 Kuwait: 23.15 World: 4.42 1979 Israel: 5.43 Kuwait: 24.94 World: 4.46 1980 Israel: 5.27 Kuwait: 22.12 World: 4.33 1981 Israel: 5.38 Kuwait: 19.93 World: 4.18 1982 Israel: 5.57 Kuwait: 20.24 World: 4.05 1983 Israel: 5.67 Kuwait: 20.79 World: 4.01 1984 Israel: 5.8 Kuwait: 20.28 World: 4.07 1985 Israel: 6.1 Kuwait: 21.56 World: 4.05 1986 Israel: 6.54 Kuwait: 22.28 World: 4.04 1987 Israel: 7.02 Kuwait: 22.99 World: 4.1 1988 Israel: 7.33 Kuwait: 26.58 World: 4.16 1989 Israel: 7.48 Kuwait: 29.89 World: 4.16 1990 Israel: 7.56 Kuwait: 19.24 World: 4.15 1991 Israel: 7.25 Kuwait: 28.49 World: 4.1 1992 Israel: 7.5 Kuwait: 16.49 World: 4.01 1993 Israel: 8.01 Kuwait: 20.5 World: 3.97 1994 Israel: 8.35 Kuwait: 24.47 World: 3.94 1995 Israel: 8.69 Kuwait: 23.97 World: 3.99 1996 Israel: 9.01 Kuwait: 22.91 World: 4.01 1997 Israel: 9.07 Kuwait: 23.35 World: 4.02 1998 Israel: 8.96 Kuwait: 25.12 World: 3.98 1999 Israel: 8.97 Kuwait: 26.26 World: 3.95 2000 Israel: 9.43 Kuwait: 28.66 World: 4.01 2001 Israel: 9.2 Kuwait: 29.32 World: 4.01 2002 Israel: 9.51 Kuwait: 29.89 World: 4.02 2003 Israel: 9.6 Kuwait: 30.77 World: 4.15 2004 Israel: 9.4 Kuwait: 31.98 World: 4.28 2005 Israel: 8.93 Kuwait: 34.53 World: 4.39 2006 Israel: 9.22 Kuwait: 33.8 World: 4.48 2007 Israel: 9.39 Kuwait: 31.19 World: 4.59 2008 Israel: 9.27 Kuwait: 31.54 World: 4.56 2009 Israel: 8.96 Kuwait: 30.52 World: 4.45 2010 Israel: 9.44 Kuwait: 29.5 World: 4.67 2011 Israel: 9.16 Kuwait: 29.33 World: 4.76 2012 Israel: 9.81 Kuwait: 27.56 World: 4.77 2013 Israel: 8.47 Kuwait: 26.76 World: 4.81 2014 Israel: 8.02 Kuwait: 25.19 World: 4.78 2015 Israel: 8.11 Kuwait: 24.93 World: 4.7 2016 Israel: 7.9 Kuwait: 24.57 World: 4.65 2017 Israel: 7.78 Kuwait: 23.46 World: 4.67 2018 Israel: 7.15 Kuwait: 22.92 World: 4.73 2019 Israel: 7.21 Kuwait: 21.8 World: 4.7 2020 Israel: 6.66 Kuwait: 21.12 World: 4.47 2021 Israel: 6.51 Kuwait: 22.91 World: 4.68 2022 Israel: 6.66 Kuwait: 22.36 World: 4.67 2023 Israel: 6.14 Kuwait: 22.7 World: 4.68 2024 Israel: 5.77 Kuwait: 23.67 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Israel Kuwait World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Israel: 25.19 Kuwait: 25.93 World: 15.6 2006 Israel: 27.88 Kuwait: 28.79 World: 17.2 2007 Israel: 48.13 Kuwait: 34.8 World: 20.2 2008 Israel: 59.39 Kuwait: 42 World: 22.8 2009 Israel: 63.12 Kuwait: 50.8 World: 25.3 2010 Israel: 67.5 Kuwait: 61.4 World: 28.4 2011 Israel: 68.87 Kuwait: 65.77 World: 30.9 2012 Israel: 70.8 Kuwait: 70.45 World: 33.3 2013 Israel: 70.25 Kuwait: 75.46 World: 35.3 2014 Israel: 75.02 Kuwait: 78.7 World: 37.4 2015 Israel: 77.35 Kuwait: 82 World: 39.9 2016 Israel: 79.65 Kuwait: 85.6 World: 43.6 2017 Israel: 81.58 Kuwait: 98 World: 46.3 2018 Israel: 83.73 Kuwait: 99.6 World: 49.4 2019 Israel: 86.79 Kuwait: 99.54 World: 53.9 2020 Israel: 90.13 Kuwait: 99.11 World: 60.1 2021 Israel: 90.3 Kuwait: 99.7 World: 63.8 2022 Israel: 91.85 Kuwait: 99.75 World: 67 2023 Israel: 87.04 Kuwait: 99.75 World: 69.2 2024 Israel: 88.18 Kuwait: 99.75 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Israel Kuwait
Population 10.1 mn 2025
95th of 215		 4.9 mn 2025
127th of 215
Population density 455.1 /km² 2023
25th of 214		 272.4 /km² 2023
43rd of 214
Population growth 1.20 % 2025
88th of 215		 -0.65 % 2025
202nd of 215
Life expectancy 83.2 years 2024
16th of 215		 84.6 years 2024
4th of 215
Fertility rate 2.87 2024
58th of 215		 1.56 2024
139th of 215
Birth rate 18.6 ‰ 2024
82nd of 215		 10.0 ‰ 2024
154th of 215
Infant mortality 2.7 ‰ 2024
21st of 196		 7.0 ‰ 2024
60th of 196
Urban population 91.6 % 2025
28th of 215		 100.0 % 2025
5th of 215
Aged 65+ 12.7 % 2025
77th of 215		 3.2 % 2025
187th of 215
Living in cities 70.2 % 2025
15th of 215		 89.0 % 2025
6th of 215
Living in towns 23.6 % 2025
160th of 215		 7.5 % 2025
208th of 215
Living in rural areas 6.2 % 2025
200th of 215		 3.5 % 2025
206th of 215

Human development

Indicator Israel Kuwait
Human Development Index 0.919 2023
27th of 193		 0.852 2023
52nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.813 2023
37th of 169		 -
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.709 2023
59th of 156		 0.531 2023
129th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.080 2023
28th of 172		 0.188 2023
51st of 172

Economy

Indicator Israel Kuwait
GDP 610.8 bn US$ 2025
26th of 186		 157.2 bn US$ 2025
58th of 186
GDP per capita 60,337 US$ 2025
17th of 186		 32,312 US$ 2025
39th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 59,717 int. $ 2025
33rd of 185		 56,468 int. $ 2025
38th of 185
GNI per capita 56,180 US$ 2025
18th of 182		 41,110 US$ 2024
GDP growth 2.9 % 2025
106th of 186		 2.7 % 2025
115th of 186
Inflation 3.0 % 2025
83rd of 165		 2.4 % 2025
97th of 165
Trade 53.0 % 2025
99th of 138		 94.0 % 2024
Exports 27.6 % 2025
91st of 138		 55.8 % 2024
FDI inflows 4.3 % 2025
84th of 192		 0.3 % 2025
162nd of 192
Manufacturing 11.2 % 2024 7.7 % 2025
96th of 132
Agriculture 1.3 % 2024 0.5 % 2025
152nd of 158
Tax revenue 23.2 % 2024
21st of 89		 -
Military spending 8.8 % 2024
2nd of 147		 4.8 % 2024
10th of 147

Labour

Indicator Israel Kuwait
Unemployment 3.5 % 2025
57th of 181		 2.2 % 2025
20th of 181
Youth unemployment 6.0 % 2025
34th of 181		 15.1 % 2025
107th of 181
Women in the labour force 62.3 % 2025
33rd of 181		 47.2 % 2025
130th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 0.8 % 2025
178th of 181		 1.9 % 2025
156th of 181
Weekly hours worked 35.0 h 2025
133rd of 181		 45.8 h 2025
16th of 181
Youth NEET rate 15.3 % 2025
75th of 181		 15.6 % 2025
77th of 181
Labour income share 49.4 % 2025
40th of 114		 37.7 % 2025
86th of 114
Output per hour 61.1 $ 2025
30th of 181		 32.9 $ 2025
64th of 181

Health

Indicator Israel Kuwait
Health spending 7.1 % 2023
81st of 192		 5.0 % 2023
127th of 192
Health spending per person 3,928 US$ 2023
21st of 191		 1,679 US$ 2023
47th of 191
Physicians 3.80 /1,000 2023
30th of 125		 2.27 /1,000 2020
Under-5 mortality 3.3 ‰ 2024
23rd of 196		 8.1 ‰ 2024
59th of 196
Maternal mortality 2 /100k 2023
4th of 194		 8 /100k 2023
40th of 194
Tobacco use 21.2 % 2024
95th of 166		 19.4 % 2024
85th of 166
Safe drinking water 99.5 % 2024
25th of 147		 100.0 % 2024
4th of 147

Food

Indicator Israel Kuwait
Calories per person 3,754 kcal 2023
6th of 155		 -
Protein supply 134.8 g 2022
3rd of 174		 101.3 g 2022
68th of 174
Animal protein supply 80.7 g 2022
10th of 174		 51.8 g 2022
76th of 174
Fat supply 162.2 g 2022
6th of 174		 113.7 g 2022
59th of 174
Food insecurity 8.9 % 2024
32nd of 134		 9.4 % 2024
40th of 134
Severe food insecurity 0.7 % 2024
8th of 124		 3.8 % 2024
53rd of 124
Cereal import dependency 93.7 % 2022
26th of 160		 99.4 % 2022
17th of 160

Education

Indicator Israel Kuwait
Secondary enrolment 98.5 % 2024
42nd of 108		 95.4 % 2015
Tertiary enrolment 56.3 % 2024
54th of 128		 51.9 % 2021
Education spending 5.9 % 2022 6.4 % 2024
29th of 121
Expected schooling 14.9 yrs 2023
68th of 195		 15.9 yrs 2023
49th of 195
Mean schooling 13.5 yrs 2023
8th of 193		 7.6 yrs 2023
132nd of 193
Literacy - 96.5 % 2020

Society

Indicator Israel Kuwait
Income inequality 38.3 2022
66th of 93		 -
Extreme poverty 0.4 % 2022
39th of 93		 -
Internet use 88.2 % 2024
68th of 182		 100.0 % 2025
5th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 177.4 /100 2024
9th of 151		 167.7 /100 2023
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
51st of 213		 100.0 % 2024
59th of 213
Women in parliament 24.2 % 2025
102nd of 184		 3.1 % 2023

Refugees

Indicator Israel Kuwait
Refugees hosted 1,274 2025
122nd of 177		 386 2025
132nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
127th of 177		 0.1 ‰ 2025
136th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 29,682 2025
32nd of 177		 611 2025
107th of 177
Refugees from the country 1,265 2025
102nd of 199		 3,369 2025
84th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
113th of 199		 0.7 ‰ 2025
72nd of 199

Governance

Indicator Israel Kuwait
Control of corruption 65.1 /100 2024
43rd of 207		 52.3 /100 2024
82nd of 207
Government effectiveness 74.1 /100 2024
33rd of 205		 57.7 /100 2024
76th of 205
Rule of law 67.3 /100 2024
60th of 207		 60.9 /100 2024
86th of 207
Regulatory quality 72.4 /100 2024
29th of 205		 61.2 /100 2024
64th of 205
Voice and accountability 62.0 /100 2024
84th of 205		 44.3 /100 2024
137th of 205
Political stability 48.2 /100 2024
178th of 207		 70.9 /100 2024
90th of 207

Environment

Indicator Israel Kuwait
CO₂ per capita 5.77 t 2024
160th of 202		 23.67 t 2024
199th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 52.6 Mt 2024
56th of 204		 129.5 Mt 2024
36th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.14 % 2024
56th of 204		 0.34 % 2024
36th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 2.6 Gt 2024
60th of 204		 3.4 Gt 2024
51st of 204
GHG per capita 7.66 t 2024
154th of 202		 35.39 t 2024
199th of 202
Renewable energy 6.2 % 2021
161st of 211		 0.1 % 2021
203rd of 211
Forest area 6.5 % 2023
176th of 212		 0.4 % 2023
201st of 212
PM2.5 exposure 21.9 µg/m³ 2023
129th of 200		 62.3 µg/m³ 2023
195th of 200
Water stress 132.0 % 2021 3,850.5 % 2022
176th of 176
Land area 21,640 km² 2023
149th of 214		 17,820 km² 2023
154th of 214

Energy

Indicator Israel Kuwait
Renewable electricity 16.9 % 2025
138th of 190		 2.3 % 2025
174th of 190
Wind and solar 16.7 % 2025
54th of 190		 2.3 % 2025
129th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
94th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
102nd of 180
Low-carbon electricity 16.9 % 2025
142nd of 190		 2.3 % 2025
174th of 190
Fossil electricity 83.1 % 2025
142nd of 190		 97.7 % 2025
174th of 190
Coal power 3.4 % 2025
142nd of 188		 0.0 % 2025
56th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 493 g/kWh 2025
120th of 190		 635 g/kWh 2025
155th of 190
Electricity per capita 7.95 MWh 2025
28th 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.