Kuwait

Metrics

1. population
   5M
   119 of 176
   REST Countries · UN data
2. gdp
   $165B
   57 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
3. gdp per capita
   $34,076
   30 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
4. military spending
   $8B
   32 of 151
   SIPRI via World Bank
5. military % of gdp
   4.8%
   12 of 148
   SIPRI via World Bank
6. area
   18K km²
   158 of 176
   REST Countries
7. population density
   278 /km²
   16 of 144
   zuhd — derived from population and area
8. life expectancy
   83.2 yr
   9 of 175
   World Bank · latest available
9. internet access
   100%
   2 of 166
   ITU via World Bank
10. co₂ per capita
    23.7 t
    2 of 138
    World Bank · Climate Watch
11. urbanization
    100%
    1 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
12. fertility rate
    1.6
    94 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
13. foreign-born share
    67%
    2 of 141
    World Bank · UN DESA
14. remittances % of gdp
    0.0%
    130 of 131
    World Bank · IMF BOP
15. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    90 of 106
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
16. researchers per million
    145
    77 of 100
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
17. scientific articles / yr
    1.3K
    71 of 142
    NSF / World Bank
18. high-tech exports %
    6%
    65 of 131
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
19. youth unemployment
    15%
    62 of 140
    ILO via World Bank
20. adult literacy
    96%
    27 of 86
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.13
    101 of 138
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
22. cpi (clean gov)
    46
    48 of 139
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
23. press freedom
    34.4
    65 of 139
    RSF via Our World in Data
24. human development
    0.852
    39 of 140
    UNDP via Our World in Data
25. refugees hosted
    488
    115 of 138
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
26. refugees produced
    3.0K
    74 of 139
    UNHCR via Our World in Data