Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates

Kuwait (Asia) and United Arab Emirates (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$ · 1970-2024

Kuwait United Arab Emirates World

0 20k 40k 60k 1970 Kuwait: 3,551.59 United Arab Emirates: 2,394.07 World: 817.68 1971 Kuwait: 4,485.61 United Arab Emirates: 2,805.43 World: 884.88 1972 Kuwait: 4,835.69 United Arab Emirates: 3,675.42 World: 1,002 1973 Kuwait: 5,532.43 United Arab Emirates: 9,695.81 World: 1,201.53 1974 Kuwait: 12,526.6 United Arab Emirates: 23,822.97 World: 1,362.19 1975 Kuwait: 10,881.72 United Arab Emirates: 27,117.19 World: 1,488.94 1976 Kuwait: 11,141.2 United Arab Emirates: 31,197.07 World: 1,589.73 1977 Kuwait: 11,237.8 United Arab Emirates: 35,020.2 World: 1,766.28 1978 Kuwait: 11,567.07 United Arab Emirates: 29,379.07 World: 2,055.49 1979 Kuwait: 17,385.89 United Arab Emirates: 34,238.17 World: 2,335.19 1980 Kuwait: 19,031.91 United Arab Emirates: 42,925.21 World: 2,587.01 1981 Kuwait: 15,825.19 United Arab Emirates: 44,854.52 World: 2,628.62 1982 Kuwait: 12,978.9 United Arab Emirates: 39,972.49 World: 2,554.08 1983 Kuwait: 11,965.34 United Arab Emirates: 34,650.04 World: 2,561.17 1984 Kuwait: 11,918.62 United Arab Emirates: 32,012.3 World: 2,614.33 1985 Kuwait: 11,321.66 United Arab Emirates: 29,467.53 World: 2,690.59 1986 Kuwait: 9,076.71 United Arab Emirates: 23,132.04 World: 3,118.57 1987 Kuwait: 10,895.65 United Arab Emirates: 23,112.56 World: 3,487.88 1988 Kuwait: 9,692.35 United Arab Emirates: 21,569.67 World: 3,829.99 1989 Kuwait: 10,964.69 United Arab Emirates: 23,166.71 World: 3,930.51 1990 Kuwait: 10,937.54 United Arab Emirates: 26,709.96 World: 4,338.94 1991 Kuwait: 8,147.11 United Arab Emirates: 25,690.92 World: 4,453.9 1992 Kuwait: 12,146.2 United Arab Emirates: 25,648.28 World: 4,679.98 1993 Kuwait: 14,317.72 United Arab Emirates: 25,032.83 World: 4,685.3 1994 Kuwait: 14,929.74 United Arab Emirates: 25,472.65 World: 4,967.01 1995 Kuwait: 16,168.17 United Arab Emirates: 27,003.18 World: 5,463.2 1996 Kuwait: 18,201.1 United Arab Emirates: 28,323.16 World: 5,507.22 1997 Kuwait: 16,977.39 United Arab Emirates: 27,982.75 World: 5,408.57 1998 Kuwait: 14,066.95 United Arab Emirates: 24,889.44 World: 5,302.34 1999 Kuwait: 15,853.63 United Arab Emirates: 25,855.84 World: 5,401.23 2000 Kuwait: 19,296.35 United Arab Emirates: 29,865.53 World: 5,512.56 2001 Kuwait: 17,374.23 United Arab Emirates: 27,745.17 World: 5,404.2 2002 Kuwait: 18,512.75 United Arab Emirates: 27,753.58 World: 5,539.32 2003 Kuwait: 22,690.66 United Arab Emirates: 29,659.57 World: 6,129.87 2004 Kuwait: 27,552.28 United Arab Emirates: 33,376.69 World: 6,818 2005 Kuwait: 36,122.61 United Arab Emirates: 38,719.31 World: 7,290.57 2006 Kuwait: 42,946.64 United Arab Emirates: 44,342.6 World: 7,803.19 2007 Kuwait: 45,709.41 United Arab Emirates: 45,854.74 World: 8,685.33 2008 Kuwait: 55,585.19 United Arab Emirates: 50,054.17 World: 9,425.74 2009 Kuwait: 37,907.1 United Arab Emirates: 37,803.07 World: 8,827.04 2010 Kuwait: 39,212.25 United Arab Emirates: 44,795.28 World: 9,555.07 2011 Kuwait: 49,169.61 United Arab Emirates: 51,921.89 World: 10,496.93 2012 Kuwait: 52,155.22 United Arab Emirates: 53,141.63 World: 10,597.85 2013 Kuwait: 49,651.04 United Arab Emirates: 53,247.23 World: 10,759.35 2014 Kuwait: 44,368.78 United Arab Emirates: 52,725.23 World: 10,912.24 2015 Kuwait: 29,882.21 United Arab Emirates: 44,910.35 World: 10,191.98 2016 Kuwait: 27,323.69 United Arab Emirates: 42,721.11 World: 10,239.47 2017 Kuwait: 29,047.65 United Arab Emirates: 43,733.62 World: 10,784.4 2018 Kuwait: 32,067.96 United Arab Emirates: 47,135.35 World: 11,344.73 2019 Kuwait: 31,707.87 United Arab Emirates: 45,938.61 World: 11,417.6 2020 Kuwait: 25,236.08 United Arab Emirates: 37,991.74 World: 10,999.49 2021 Kuwait: 34,018.63 United Arab Emirates: 44,118.49 World: 12,472.91 2022 Kuwait: 39,981.77 United Arab Emirates: 50,759.76 World: 12,876.24 2023 Kuwait: 34,091.97 United Arab Emirates: 49,850.69 World: 13,313.86 2024 Kuwait: 32,855.72 United Arab Emirates: 50,273.51 World: 13,717.09 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Kuwait United Arab Emirates World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Kuwait: 59.2 United Arab Emirates: 50.65 World: 50.94 1961 Kuwait: 60.24 United Arab Emirates: 51.6 World: 52.8 1962 Kuwait: 61.26 United Arab Emirates: 52.55 World: 55.29 1963 Kuwait: 62.27 United Arab Emirates: 53.51 World: 55.65 1964 Kuwait: 63.26 United Arab Emirates: 54.5 World: 56.1 1965 Kuwait: 64.22 United Arab Emirates: 55.51 World: 55.93 1966 Kuwait: 65.15 United Arab Emirates: 56.57 World: 56.45 1967 Kuwait: 66.03 United Arab Emirates: 57.65 World: 56.9 1968 Kuwait: 66.85 United Arab Emirates: 58.73 World: 57.34 1969 Kuwait: 67.57 United Arab Emirates: 59.76 World: 57.68 1970 Kuwait: 68.2 United Arab Emirates: 60.78 World: 57.94 1971 Kuwait: 68.71 United Arab Emirates: 61.75 World: 58.02 1972 Kuwait: 69.12 United Arab Emirates: 62.68 World: 58.84 1973 Kuwait: 69.44 United Arab Emirates: 63.54 World: 59.3 1974 Kuwait: 69.71 United Arab Emirates: 64.35 World: 59.7 1975 Kuwait: 69.96 United Arab Emirates: 65.11 World: 60.13 1976 Kuwait: 70.2 United Arab Emirates: 65.81 World: 60.45 1977 Kuwait: 70.47 United Arab Emirates: 66.47 World: 61.04 1978 Kuwait: 70.77 United Arab Emirates: 67.08 World: 61.39 1979 Kuwait: 71.09 United Arab Emirates: 67.65 World: 61.84 1980 Kuwait: 71.46 United Arab Emirates: 68.16 World: 62.15 1981 Kuwait: 71.85 United Arab Emirates: 68.62 World: 62.52 1982 Kuwait: 72.27 United Arab Emirates: 69.06 World: 62.87 1983 Kuwait: 72.71 United Arab Emirates: 69.45 World: 63.13 1984 Kuwait: 73.17 United Arab Emirates: 69.8 World: 63.44 1985 Kuwait: 73.62 United Arab Emirates: 70.12 World: 63.73 1986 Kuwait: 74.07 United Arab Emirates: 70.41 World: 64.12 1987 Kuwait: 74.51 United Arab Emirates: 70.62 World: 64.46 1988 Kuwait: 74.93 United Arab Emirates: 70.81 World: 64.67 1989 Kuwait: 75.3 United Arab Emirates: 70.96 World: 64.96 1990 Kuwait: 73.42 United Arab Emirates: 71.07 World: 65.11 1991 Kuwait: 73.91 United Arab Emirates: 71.14 World: 65.3 1992 Kuwait: 76 United Arab Emirates: 71.17 World: 65.55 1993 Kuwait: 76.05 United Arab Emirates: 71.16 World: 65.74 1994 Kuwait: 76.03 United Arab Emirates: 71.2 World: 65.96 1995 Kuwait: 75.98 United Arab Emirates: 71.39 World: 66.2 1996 Kuwait: 75.93 United Arab Emirates: 71.82 World: 66.52 1997 Kuwait: 75.91 United Arab Emirates: 72.56 World: 66.83 1998 Kuwait: 75.96 United Arab Emirates: 73.66 World: 67.07 1999 Kuwait: 76.08 United Arab Emirates: 74.98 World: 67.31 2000 Kuwait: 76.23 United Arab Emirates: 76.35 World: 67.65 2001 Kuwait: 76.38 United Arab Emirates: 77.62 World: 67.95 2002 Kuwait: 76.53 United Arab Emirates: 78.72 World: 68.23 2003 Kuwait: 76.64 United Arab Emirates: 79.6 World: 68.52 2004 Kuwait: 76.73 United Arab Emirates: 80.27 World: 68.77 2005 Kuwait: 76.8 United Arab Emirates: 80.78 World: 69.11 2006 Kuwait: 76.89 United Arab Emirates: 81.16 World: 69.47 2007 Kuwait: 77.01 United Arab Emirates: 81.44 World: 69.81 2008 Kuwait: 77.19 United Arab Emirates: 81.59 World: 70 2009 Kuwait: 77.43 United Arab Emirates: 81.68 World: 70.38 2010 Kuwait: 77.73 United Arab Emirates: 81.89 World: 70.68 2011 Kuwait: 78.05 United Arab Emirates: 81.9 World: 70.97 2012 Kuwait: 78.4 United Arab Emirates: 81.91 World: 71.26 2013 Kuwait: 78.74 United Arab Emirates: 81.95 World: 71.53 2014 Kuwait: 79.08 United Arab Emirates: 81.99 World: 71.78 2015 Kuwait: 79.38 United Arab Emirates: 82.08 World: 71.97 2016 Kuwait: 79.68 United Arab Emirates: 82.2 World: 72.19 2017 Kuwait: 79.92 United Arab Emirates: 82.39 World: 72.37 2018 Kuwait: 80.11 United Arab Emirates: 82.45 World: 72.64 2019 Kuwait: 81.97 United Arab Emirates: 82.6 World: 72.87 2020 Kuwait: 78.76 United Arab Emirates: 81.94 World: 72.18 2021 Kuwait: 78.74 United Arab Emirates: 79.08 World: 71.22 2022 Kuwait: 80.59 United Arab Emirates: 80.49 World: 72.97 2023 Kuwait: 83.19 United Arab Emirates: 82.91 World: 73.33 2024 Kuwait: 84.58 United Arab Emirates: 83.07 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Kuwait United Arab Emirates World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Kuwait: 7.22 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 4.69 1961 Kuwait: 7.25 United Arab Emirates: 6.49 World: 4.56 1962 Kuwait: 7.25 United Arab Emirates: 6.49 World: 5.02 1963 Kuwait: 7.28 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 5.31 1964 Kuwait: 7.29 United Arab Emirates: 6.49 World: 5.13 1965 Kuwait: 7.31 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 5.08 1966 Kuwait: 7.34 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 4.97 1967 Kuwait: 7.33 United Arab Emirates: 6.51 World: 4.87 1968 Kuwait: 7.28 United Arab Emirates: 6.53 World: 4.98 1969 Kuwait: 7.18 United Arab Emirates: 6.52 World: 4.88 1970 Kuwait: 7.03 United Arab Emirates: 6.52 World: 4.84 1971 Kuwait: 6.84 United Arab Emirates: 6.52 World: 4.69 1972 Kuwait: 6.64 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 4.55 1973 Kuwait: 6.43 United Arab Emirates: 6.46 World: 4.42 1974 Kuwait: 6.23 United Arab Emirates: 6.41 World: 4.26 1975 Kuwait: 6.06 United Arab Emirates: 6.35 World: 4.07 1976 Kuwait: 5.9 United Arab Emirates: 6.29 World: 3.97 1977 Kuwait: 5.71 United Arab Emirates: 6.22 World: 3.84 1978 Kuwait: 5.52 United Arab Emirates: 6.15 World: 3.77 1979 Kuwait: 5.33 United Arab Emirates: 6.06 World: 3.76 1980 Kuwait: 5.18 United Arab Emirates: 5.95 World: 3.73 1981 Kuwait: 5.02 United Arab Emirates: 5.81 World: 3.71 1982 Kuwait: 4.85 United Arab Emirates: 5.66 World: 3.72 1983 Kuwait: 4.66 United Arab Emirates: 5.48 World: 3.59 1984 Kuwait: 4.45 United Arab Emirates: 5.3 World: 3.57 1985 Kuwait: 4.22 United Arab Emirates: 5.13 World: 3.53 1986 Kuwait: 4 United Arab Emirates: 5 World: 3.51 1987 Kuwait: 3.83 United Arab Emirates: 4.88 World: 3.48 1988 Kuwait: 3.7 United Arab Emirates: 4.77 World: 3.39 1989 Kuwait: 3.59 United Arab Emirates: 4.65 World: 3.35 1990 Kuwait: 3.49 United Arab Emirates: 4.51 World: 3.31 1991 Kuwait: 3.4 United Arab Emirates: 4.25 World: 3.13 1992 Kuwait: 3.35 United Arab Emirates: 4.09 World: 3.04 1993 Kuwait: 3.31 United Arab Emirates: 3.82 World: 2.97 1994 Kuwait: 3.27 United Arab Emirates: 3.76 World: 2.92 1995 Kuwait: 3.25 United Arab Emirates: 3.28 World: 2.87 1996 Kuwait: 3.22 United Arab Emirates: 3.06 World: 2.82 1997 Kuwait: 3.14 United Arab Emirates: 2.83 World: 2.78 1998 Kuwait: 3.04 United Arab Emirates: 2.77 World: 2.75 1999 Kuwait: 2.95 United Arab Emirates: 2.79 World: 2.72 2000 Kuwait: 2.89 United Arab Emirates: 2.73 World: 2.73 2001 Kuwait: 2.84 United Arab Emirates: 2.62 World: 2.69 2002 Kuwait: 2.8 United Arab Emirates: 2.54 World: 2.66 2003 Kuwait: 2.77 United Arab Emirates: 2.49 World: 2.64 2004 Kuwait: 2.76 United Arab Emirates: 2.39 World: 2.63 2005 Kuwait: 2.73 United Arab Emirates: 2.23 World: 2.61 2006 Kuwait: 2.59 United Arab Emirates: 1.96 World: 2.61 2007 Kuwait: 2.41 United Arab Emirates: 1.79 World: 2.6 2008 Kuwait: 2.27 United Arab Emirates: 1.52 World: 2.6 2009 Kuwait: 2.16 United Arab Emirates: 1.58 World: 2.59 2010 Kuwait: 2.04 United Arab Emirates: 1.57 World: 2.57 2011 Kuwait: 1.96 United Arab Emirates: 1.54 World: 2.55 2012 Kuwait: 1.99 United Arab Emirates: 1.53 World: 2.56 2013 Kuwait: 1.97 United Arab Emirates: 1.53 World: 2.53 2014 Kuwait: 2.06 United Arab Emirates: 1.48 World: 2.52 2015 Kuwait: 2.03 United Arab Emirates: 1.42 World: 2.49 2016 Kuwait: 2.06 United Arab Emirates: 1.37 World: 2.49 2017 Kuwait: 2.16 United Arab Emirates: 1.35 World: 2.46 2018 Kuwait: 2.12 United Arab Emirates: 1.29 World: 2.39 2019 Kuwait: 2.08 United Arab Emirates: 1.25 World: 2.35 2020 Kuwait: 2.03 United Arab Emirates: 1.29 World: 2.28 2021 Kuwait: 2.15 United Arab Emirates: 1.16 World: 2.25 2022 Kuwait: 1.55 United Arab Emirates: 1.15 World: 2.22 2023 Kuwait: 1.52 United Arab Emirates: 1.2 World: 2.2 2024 Kuwait: 1.56 United Arab Emirates: 1.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Kuwait United Arab Emirates World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Kuwait: 0.88 United Arab Emirates: 1.63 World: 5.12 1992 Kuwait: 0.88 United Arab Emirates: 1.72 World: 5.28 1993 Kuwait: 0.8 United Arab Emirates: 1.9 World: 5.54 1994 Kuwait: 0.7 United Arab Emirates: 1.83 World: 5.79 1995 Kuwait: 0.69 United Arab Emirates: 1.8 World: 5.92 1996 Kuwait: 0.7 United Arab Emirates: 1.84 World: 5.98 1997 Kuwait: 0.7 United Arab Emirates: 1.91 World: 6.01 1998 Kuwait: 0.7 United Arab Emirates: 2.07 World: 6.16 1999 Kuwait: 0.7 United Arab Emirates: 2.2 World: 6.28 2000 Kuwait: 0.8 United Arab Emirates: 2.25 World: 6.11 2001 Kuwait: 0.8 United Arab Emirates: 2.44 World: 6.19 2002 Kuwait: 1.1 United Arab Emirates: 2.66 World: 6.41 2003 Kuwait: 1.3 United Arab Emirates: 2.9 World: 6.48 2004 Kuwait: 1.7 United Arab Emirates: 2.97 World: 6.33 2005 Kuwait: 1.46 United Arab Emirates: 3.12 World: 6.22 2006 Kuwait: 1.3 United Arab Emirates: 2.96 World: 5.97 2007 Kuwait: 1.5 United Arab Emirates: 2.93 World: 5.77 2008 Kuwait: 1.75 United Arab Emirates: 2.82 World: 5.82 2009 Kuwait: 1.64 United Arab Emirates: 2.93 World: 6.41 2010 Kuwait: 1.82 United Arab Emirates: 2.8 World: 6.28 2011 Kuwait: 2.05 United Arab Emirates: 2.59 World: 6.15 2012 Kuwait: 2.23 United Arab Emirates: 2.32 World: 6.15 2013 Kuwait: 2.47 United Arab Emirates: 2.13 World: 6.1 2014 Kuwait: 2.9 United Arab Emirates: 2 World: 5.96 2015 Kuwait: 2.2 United Arab Emirates: 1.79 World: 6 2016 Kuwait: 2.16 United Arab Emirates: 1.64 World: 5.97 2017 Kuwait: 2.23 United Arab Emirates: 2.46 World: 5.9 2018 Kuwait: 2.2 United Arab Emirates: 2.24 World: 5.76 2019 Kuwait: 2.21 United Arab Emirates: 2.33 World: 5.59 2020 Kuwait: 3.49 United Arab Emirates: 4.29 World: 6.59 2021 Kuwait: 2.97 United Arab Emirates: 3.11 World: 6.05 2022 Kuwait: 2.13 United Arab Emirates: 2.87 World: 5.23 2023 Kuwait: 2.08 United Arab Emirates: 2.15 World: 4.85 2024 Kuwait: 2.15 United Arab Emirates: 2.16 World: 4.81 2025 Kuwait: 2.18 United Arab Emirates: 2.17 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Kuwait United Arab Emirates World

0 20 40 60 80 100 1970 Kuwait: 49.24 United Arab Emirates: 67.93 World: 4.14 1971 Kuwait: 48.78 United Arab Emirates: 75.9 World: 4.04 1972 Kuwait: 46.13 United Arab Emirates: 72.07 World: 4.16 1973 Kuwait: 38.95 United Arab Emirates: 82.13 World: 4.32 1974 Kuwait: 30.01 United Arab Emirates: 73.63 World: 4.23 1975 Kuwait: 24.23 United Arab Emirates: 67.57 World: 4.14 1976 Kuwait: 23.25 United Arab Emirates: 74.01 World: 4.31 1977 Kuwait: 21.47 United Arab Emirates: 64.6 World: 4.36 1978 Kuwait: 23.15 United Arab Emirates: 65.01 World: 4.42 1979 Kuwait: 24.94 United Arab Emirates: 41.53 World: 4.46 1980 Kuwait: 22.12 United Arab Emirates: 40.5 World: 4.33 1981 Kuwait: 19.93 United Arab Emirates: 34.6 World: 4.18 1982 Kuwait: 20.24 United Arab Emirates: 32.64 World: 4.05 1983 Kuwait: 20.79 United Arab Emirates: 29.78 World: 4.01 1984 Kuwait: 20.28 United Arab Emirates: 38.27 World: 4.07 1985 Kuwait: 21.56 United Arab Emirates: 37.6 World: 4.05 1986 Kuwait: 22.28 United Arab Emirates: 34.23 World: 4.04 1987 Kuwait: 22.99 United Arab Emirates: 33.07 World: 4.1 1988 Kuwait: 26.58 United Arab Emirates: 30.32 World: 4.16 1989 Kuwait: 29.89 United Arab Emirates: 31.81 World: 4.16 1990 Kuwait: 19.24 United Arab Emirates: 29.97 World: 4.15 1991 Kuwait: 28.49 United Arab Emirates: 32.25 World: 4.1 1992 Kuwait: 16.49 United Arab Emirates: 29.57 World: 4.01 1993 Kuwait: 20.5 United Arab Emirates: 29.66 World: 3.97 1994 Kuwait: 24.47 United Arab Emirates: 31.17 World: 3.94 1995 Kuwait: 23.97 United Arab Emirates: 31.79 World: 3.99 1996 Kuwait: 22.91 United Arab Emirates: 31.14 World: 4.01 1997 Kuwait: 23.35 United Arab Emirates: 29.92 World: 4.02 1998 Kuwait: 25.12 United Arab Emirates: 28.44 World: 3.98 1999 Kuwait: 26.26 United Arab Emirates: 27.3 World: 3.95 2000 Kuwait: 28.66 United Arab Emirates: 25.32 World: 4.01 2001 Kuwait: 29.32 United Arab Emirates: 27.19 World: 4.01 2002 Kuwait: 29.89 United Arab Emirates: 26.16 World: 4.02 2003 Kuwait: 30.77 United Arab Emirates: 25.96 World: 4.15 2004 Kuwait: 31.98 United Arab Emirates: 25.97 World: 4.28 2005 Kuwait: 34.53 United Arab Emirates: 26.25 World: 4.39 2006 Kuwait: 33.8 United Arab Emirates: 25.39 World: 4.48 2007 Kuwait: 31.19 United Arab Emirates: 24.38 World: 4.59 2008 Kuwait: 31.54 United Arab Emirates: 26.06 World: 4.56 2009 Kuwait: 30.52 United Arab Emirates: 24.65 World: 4.45 2010 Kuwait: 29.5 United Arab Emirates: 25.03 World: 4.67 2011 Kuwait: 29.33 United Arab Emirates: 24.95 World: 4.76 2012 Kuwait: 27.56 United Arab Emirates: 25.03 World: 4.77 2013 Kuwait: 26.76 United Arab Emirates: 25.35 World: 4.81 2014 Kuwait: 25.19 United Arab Emirates: 24.58 World: 4.78 2015 Kuwait: 24.93 United Arab Emirates: 24.32 World: 4.7 2016 Kuwait: 24.57 United Arab Emirates: 23.77 World: 4.65 2017 Kuwait: 23.46 United Arab Emirates: 22.16 World: 4.67 2018 Kuwait: 22.92 United Arab Emirates: 20.04 World: 4.73 2019 Kuwait: 21.8 United Arab Emirates: 20.95 World: 4.7 2020 Kuwait: 21.12 United Arab Emirates: 20.81 World: 4.47 2021 Kuwait: 22.91 United Arab Emirates: 20.83 World: 4.68 2022 Kuwait: 22.36 United Arab Emirates: 19.37 World: 4.67 2023 Kuwait: 22.7 United Arab Emirates: 18.38 World: 4.68 2024 Kuwait: 23.67 United Arab Emirates: 18.26 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Kuwait United Arab Emirates World

0 25 50 75 100 125 2005 Kuwait: 25.93 United Arab Emirates: 40 World: 15.6 2006 Kuwait: 28.79 United Arab Emirates: 52 World: 17.2 2007 Kuwait: 34.8 United Arab Emirates: 61 World: 20.2 2008 Kuwait: 42 United Arab Emirates: 63 World: 22.8 2009 Kuwait: 50.8 United Arab Emirates: 64 World: 25.3 2010 Kuwait: 61.4 United Arab Emirates: 68 World: 28.4 2011 Kuwait: 65.77 United Arab Emirates: 78 World: 30.9 2012 Kuwait: 70.45 United Arab Emirates: 85 World: 33.3 2013 Kuwait: 75.46 United Arab Emirates: 88 World: 35.3 2014 Kuwait: 78.7 United Arab Emirates: 90.4 World: 37.4 2015 Kuwait: 82 United Arab Emirates: 90.5 World: 39.9 2016 Kuwait: 85.6 United Arab Emirates: 90.6 World: 43.6 2017 Kuwait: 98 United Arab Emirates: 94.82 World: 46.3 2018 Kuwait: 99.6 United Arab Emirates: 98.45 World: 49.4 2019 Kuwait: 99.54 United Arab Emirates: 99.15 World: 53.9 2020 Kuwait: 99.11 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 60.1 2021 Kuwait: 99.7 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 63.8 2022 Kuwait: 99.75 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 67 2023 Kuwait: 99.75 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 69.2 2024 Kuwait: 99.75 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Kuwait United Arab Emirates
Population 4.9 mn 2025
127th of 215		 11.5 mn 2025
85th of 215
Population density 272.4 /km² 2023
43rd of 214		 147.6 /km² 2023
77th of 214
Population growth -0.65 % 2025
202nd of 215		 4.68 % 2025
1st of 215
Life expectancy 84.6 years 2024
4th of 215		 83.1 years 2024
20th of 215
Fertility rate 1.56 2024
139th of 215		 1.21 2024
196th of 215
Birth rate 10.0 ‰ 2024
154th of 215		 9.8 ‰ 2024
159th of 215
Infant mortality 7.0 ‰ 2024
60th of 196		 3.8 ‰ 2024
37th of 196
Urban population 100.0 % 2025
5th of 215		 86.0 % 2025
43rd of 215
Aged 65+ 3.2 % 2025
187th of 215		 1.8 % 2025
214th of 215
Living in cities 89.0 % 2025
6th of 215		 74.8 % 2025
12th of 215
Living in towns 7.5 % 2025
208th of 215		 16.4 % 2025
197th of 215
Living in rural areas 3.5 % 2025
206th of 215		 8.7 % 2025
193rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Kuwait United Arab Emirates
Human Development Index 0.852 2023
52nd of 193		 0.940 2023
15th of 193
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.531 2023
129th of 156		 0.585 2023
111th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.188 2023
51st of 172		 0.040 2023
13th of 172
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.866 2023
16th of 169

Economy

Indicator Kuwait United Arab Emirates
GDP 157.2 bn US$ 2025
58th of 186		 552.3 bn US$ 2024
GDP per capita 32,312 US$ 2025
39th of 186		 50,274 US$ 2024
GDP per capita (PPP) 56,468 int. $ 2025
38th of 185		 79,344 int. $ 2024
GNI per capita 41,110 US$ 2024 51,550 US$ 2024
GDP growth 2.7 % 2025
115th of 186		 4.0 % 2024
Inflation 2.4 % 2025
97th of 165		 1.3 % 2025
127th of 165
Trade 94.0 % 2024 199.0 % 2023
Exports 55.8 % 2024 106.8 % 2023
FDI inflows 0.3 % 2025
162nd of 192		 8.3 % 2024
28th of 192
Manufacturing 7.7 % 2025
96th of 132		 9.4 % 2024
Agriculture 0.5 % 2025
152nd of 158		 0.8 % 2024
Military spending 4.8 % 2024
10th of 147		 5.6 % 2014
Tax revenue - 0.6 % 2024
89th of 89
Government debt - 1.8 % 2013

Labour

Indicator Kuwait United Arab Emirates
Unemployment 2.2 % 2025
20th of 181		 2.2 % 2025
19th of 181
Youth unemployment 15.1 % 2025
107th of 181		 6.5 % 2025
37th of 181
Women in the labour force 47.2 % 2025
130th of 181		 53.0 % 2025
93rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.9 % 2025
156th of 181		 1.4 % 2025
165th of 181
Weekly hours worked 45.8 h 2025
16th of 181		 48.3 h 2025
6th of 181
Youth NEET rate 15.6 % 2025
77th of 181		 9.0 % 2025
28th of 181
Labour income share 37.7 % 2025
86th of 114		 36.8 % 2025
95th of 114
Output per hour 32.9 $ 2025
64th of 181		 41.2 $ 2025
53rd of 181

Health

Indicator Kuwait United Arab Emirates
Health spending 5.0 % 2023
127th of 192		 5.0 % 2023
126th of 192
Health spending per person 1,679 US$ 2023
47th of 191		 2,402 US$ 2023
34th of 191
Physicians 2.27 /1,000 2020 2.99 /1,000 2023
52nd of 125
Under-5 mortality 8.1 ‰ 2024
59th of 196		 4.8 ‰ 2024
39th of 196
Maternal mortality 8 /100k 2023
40th of 194		 3 /100k 2023
6th of 194
Tobacco use 19.4 % 2024
85th of 166		 9.0 % 2024
28th of 166
Safe drinking water 100.0 % 2024
4th of 147		 98.6 % 2024
35th of 147

Food

Indicator Kuwait United Arab Emirates
Protein supply 101.3 g 2022
68th of 174		 103.6 g 2022
59th of 174
Animal protein supply 51.8 g 2022
76th of 174		 51.7 g 2022
77th of 174
Fat supply 113.7 g 2022
59th of 174		 127.8 g 2022
40th of 174
Food insecurity 9.4 % 2024
40th of 134		 4.2 % 2024
10th of 134
Severe food insecurity 3.8 % 2024
53rd of 124		 0.9 % 2024
10th of 124
Cereal import dependency 99.4 % 2022
17th of 160		 100.0 % 2022
1st of 160

Education

Indicator Kuwait United Arab Emirates
Literacy 96.5 % 2020 98.8 % 2024
3rd of 29
Secondary enrolment 95.4 % 2015 102.1 % 2024
30th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 51.9 % 2021 63.7 % 2024
51st of 128
Education spending 6.4 % 2024
29th of 121		 3.9 % 2021
Expected schooling 15.9 yrs 2023
49th of 195		 15.6 yrs 2023
53rd of 195
Mean schooling 7.6 yrs 2023
132nd of 193		 13.0 yrs 2023
16th of 193

Society

Indicator Kuwait United Arab Emirates
Internet use 100.0 % 2025
5th of 182		 100.0 % 2024
1st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 167.7 /100 2023 203.2 /100 2024
4th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
59th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
4th of 213
Women in parliament 3.1 % 2023 50.0 % 2025
7th of 184
Income inequality - 26.4 2018
7th of 93
Extreme poverty - 0.0 % 2018
1st of 93

Refugees

Indicator Kuwait United Arab Emirates
Refugees hosted 386 2025
132nd of 177		 1,377 2025
121st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
136th of 177		 0.1 ‰ 2025
129th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 611 2025
107th of 177		 6,257 2025
66th of 177
Refugees from the country 3,369 2025
84th of 199		 252 2025
133rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.7 ‰ 2025
72nd of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
153rd of 199

Governance

Indicator Kuwait United Arab Emirates
Control of corruption 52.3 /100 2024
82nd of 207		 71.5 /100 2024
36th of 207
Government effectiveness 57.7 /100 2024
76th of 205		 75.8 /100 2024
26th of 205
Rule of law 60.9 /100 2024
86th of 207		 65.5 /100 2024
72nd of 207
Regulatory quality 61.2 /100 2024
64th of 205		 72.6 /100 2024
28th of 205
Voice and accountability 44.3 /100 2024
137th of 205		 41.9 /100 2024
147th of 205
Political stability 70.9 /100 2024
90th of 207		 79.4 /100 2024
52nd of 207

Environment

Indicator Kuwait United Arab Emirates
CO₂ per capita 23.67 t 2024
199th of 202		 18.26 t 2024
194th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 129.5 Mt 2024
36th of 204		 222.0 Mt 2024
27th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.34 % 2024
36th of 204		 0.58 % 2024
27th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 3.4 Gt 2024
51st of 204		 5.8 Gt 2024
34th of 204
GHG per capita 35.39 t 2024
199th of 202		 24.04 t 2024
194th of 202
Renewable energy 0.1 % 2021
203rd of 211		 1.0 % 2021
191st of 211
Forest area 0.4 % 2023
201st of 212		 4.5 % 2023
181st of 212
PM2.5 exposure 62.3 µg/m³ 2023
195th of 200		 57.2 µg/m³ 2023
193rd of 200
Water stress 3,850.5 % 2022
176th of 176		 1,509.9 % 2022
175th of 176
Land area 17,820 km² 2023
154th of 214		 71,020 km² 2023
118th of 214

Energy

Indicator Kuwait United Arab Emirates
Renewable electricity 2.3 % 2025
174th of 190		 8.8 % 2024
151st of 190
Wind and solar 2.3 % 2025
129th of 190		 8.7 % 2024
82nd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
102nd of 180		 22.9 % 2024
14th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 2.3 % 2025
174th of 190		 31.7 % 2024
104th of 190
Fossil electricity 97.7 % 2025
174th of 190		 68.3 % 2024
104th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
56th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
4th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 635 g/kWh 2025
155th of 190		 468 g/kWh 2024
95th of 190
Electricity per capita 17.75 MWh 2025
4th of 191		 16.05 MWh 2024
6th 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.