China vs Kuwait statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 2nd vs. 153rd).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

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China and Kuwait economies compared

GDP

China

Kuwait

Table

Year	GDP
	China	Kuwait
1960	$59,846,235,025	-
1961	$50,162,299,350	-
1962	$47,310,737,754	$1,828,107,503
1963	$50,812,227,919	$1,900,895,857
1964	$59,821,862,703	$2,071,668,533
1965	$70,565,994,356	$2,097,199,161
1966	$76,854,053,259	$2,391,199,044
1967	$73,011,350,596	$2,441,599,023
1968	$70,980,323,819	$2,662,798,935
1969	$79,847,786,729	$2,769,198,892
1970	$92,752,930,873	$2,873,638,851
1971	$99,959,013,880	$3,880,392,195
1972	$113,871,930,714	$4,450,537,925
1973	$138,764,340,892	$5,408,804,607
1974	$144,418,433,058	$13,006,948,296
1975	$163,687,619,736	$12,022,811,621
1976	$154,196,810,059	$13,132,252,802
1977	$175,226,595,860	$14,137,406,741
1978	$149,788,617,886	$15,503,557,496
1979	$178,573,913,043	$24,749,063,922
1980	$191,487,500,000	$28,638,868,356
1981	$196,218,253,968	$25,058,020,338
1982	$205,480,916,031	$21,577,153,356
1983	$231,130,268,199	$20,871,081,080
1984	$260,442,857,143	$21,700,082,753
1985	$310,064,625,850	$21,445,970,614
1986	$301,310,144,928	$17,903,989,745
1987	$273,455,156,951	$22,368,704,134
1988	$312,888,888,889	$20,690,322,153
1989	$348,380,566,802	$24,313,855,653
1990	$361,560,229,446	$18,427,777,778
1991	$384,510,452,962	$11,009,993,703
1992	$428,502,354,788	$19,858,555,215
1993	$446,557,291,212	$23,941,391,391
1994	$566,929,539,493	$24,848,483,838
1995	$738,190,896,228	$27,186,980,647
1996	$868,523,936,530	$31,492,373,309
1997	$967,753,570,435	$30,350,190,704
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$25,943,705,784
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$30,122,365,849
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$37,718,743,480
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$34,889,559,870
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$38,135,788,414
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$47,874,582,232
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$59,439,090,601
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$80,798,630,137
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$101,557,330,723
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$114,634,043,362
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$147,379,737,230
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$105,968,691,905
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$115,416,245,238
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$154,039,231,299
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$174,047,662,555
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$174,168,116,687
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$162,650,450,785
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$114,585,555,831
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$109,406,674,088
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$120,687,539,676
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$138,646,316,322
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$140,856,394,870
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$111,045,470,461
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$148,350,671,614
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$183,502,046,669
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$165,384,407,267
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$160,227,273,001

China and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita

China

Kuwait

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	Kuwait
1960	$89.7	-
1961	$76	-
1962	$71.1	$4,748
1963	$74.5	$4,445
1964	$85.7	$4,379
1965	$98.7	$4,024
1966	$104.5	$4,176
1967	$96.8	$3,887
1968	$91.6	$3,872
1969	$100.3	$3,695
1970	$113.3	$3,552
1971	$118.8	$4,486
1972	$132.1	$4,836
1973	$157.3	$5,532
1974	$160.4	$12,527
1975	$178.6	$10,882
1976	$165.7	$11,141
1977	$185.7	$11,238
1978	$156.7	$11,567
1979	$184.3	$17,386
1980	$195.1	$19,032
1981	$197.4	$15,825
1982	$203.7	$12,979
1983	$225.9	$11,965
1984	$251.2	$11,919
1985	$295	$11,322
1986	$282.4	$9,077
1987	$252.3	$10,896
1988	$284	$9,692
1989	$311	$10,965
1990	$319	$10,938
1991	$334	$8,147
1992	$368	$12,146
1993	$379	$14,318
1994	$476	$14,930
1995	$613	$16,168
1996	$713	$18,201
1997	$787	$16,977
1998	$835	$14,067
1999	$881	$15,854
2000	$969	$19,296
2001	$1,065	$17,374
2002	$1,164	$18,513
2003	$1,307	$22,691
2004	$1,531	$27,552
2005	$1,778	$36,123
2006	$2,129	$42,947
2007	$2,735	$45,709
2008	$3,523	$55,585
2009	$3,898	$37,907
2010	$4,629	$39,212
2011	$5,704	$49,170
2012	$6,405	$52,155
2013	$7,147	$49,651
2014	$7,781	$44,369
2015	$8,175	$29,882
2016	$8,255	$27,324
2017	$8,980	$29,048
2018	$10,086	$32,068
2019	$10,343	$31,708
2020	$10,627	$25,236
2021	$12,887	$34,019
2022	$12,971	$39,982
2023	$12,951	$34,076
2024	$13,303	$32,214

China vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

Kuwait

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	Kuwait
1950	43.8	49.7
1951	44.6	50.6
1952	45.3	51.4
1953	45.9	52.3
1954	46.8	53.1
1955	47.2	54
1956	47.8	54.9
1957	48.4	55.9
1958	48.8	56.9
1959	40.2	57.9
1960	33.4	58.9
1961	40.2	60
1962	51	61
1963	51.7	62
1964	52.3	63
1965	53	63.9
1966	53.7	64.9
1967	54.4	65.8
1968	55.2	66.6
1969	56	67.3
1970	56.8	68
1971	57.7	68.5
1972	58.6	68.9
1973	59.5	69.2
1974	60.2	69.4
1975	61	69.7
1976	61.2	69.9
1977	62.5	70.2
1978	63.1	70.5
1979	63.7	70.8
1980	64.2	71.1
1981	64.8	71.5
1982	65.2	71.9
1983	65.7	72.4
1984	66.1	72.9
1985	66.5	73.3
1986	66.9	73.8
1987	67.3	74.2
1988	67.6	74.6
1989	67.9	75
1990	68.2	72.9
1991	68.6	73.3
1992	69.1	75.7
1993	69.5	75.8
1994	69.8	75.7
1995	70.4	75.7
1996	70.8	75.6
1997	71.2	75.6
1998	71.6	75.6
1999	72	75.7
2000	72.3	75.9
2001	72.7	76
2002	73	76.2
2003	73.4	76.3
2004	73.7	76.4
2005	74.1	76.5
2006	74.4	76.6
2007	74.8	76.7
2008	74.8	76.9
2009	75.3	77.2
2010	75.7	77.5
2011	75.9	77.9
2012	76.2	78.2
2013	76.5	78.6
2014	76.7	78.9
2015	77	79.2
2016	77.2	79.5
2017	77.2	79.7
2018	77.7	79.9
2019	77.9	80
2020	78	78.2
2021	78.1	77.6
2022	78.2	78.8
2023	78	80.4
2024	78	80.6
2025	78.4	80.8

China and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population

China

Kuwait

Table

Year	Population
	China	Kuwait
1960	667,070,000	311,060
1961	660,330,000	345,945
1962	665,770,000	384,995
1963	682,335,000	427,694
1964	698,355,000	473,115
1965	715,185,000	521,174
1966	735,400,000	572,590
1967	754,550,000	628,089
1968	774,510,000	687,716
1969	796,025,000	749,452
1970	818,315,000	809,114
1971	841,105,000	865,076
1972	862,030,000	920,352
1973	881,940,000	977,654
1974	900,350,000	1,038,346
1975	916,395,000	1,104,863
1976	930,685,000	1,178,711
1977	943,455,000	1,258,023
1978	956,165,000	1,340,319
1979	969,005,000	1,423,514
1980	981,235,000	1,504,782
1981	993,885,000	1,583,426
1982	1,008,630,000	1,662,480
1983	1,023,310,000	1,744,295
1984	1,036,825,000	1,820,688
1985	1,051,040,000	1,894,242
1986	1,066,790,000	1,972,520
1987	1,084,035,000	2,052,994
1988	1,101,630,000	2,134,707
1989	1,118,650,000	2,217,468
1990	1,135,185,000	1,684,819
1991	1,150,780,000	1,351,399
1992	1,164,970,000	1,634,961
1993	1,178,440,000	1,672,151
1994	1,191,835,000	1,664,361
1995	1,204,855,000	1,681,513
1996	1,217,550,000	1,730,246
1997	1,230,075,000	1,787,683
1998	1,241,935,000	1,844,302
1999	1,252,735,000	1,900,030
2000	1,262,645,000	1,954,709
2001	1,271,850,000	2,008,121
2002	1,280,400,000	2,059,974
2003	1,288,400,000	2,109,881
2004	1,296,075,000	2,157,320
2005	1,303,720,000	2,236,788
2006	1,311,020,000	2,364,733
2007	1,317,885,000	2,507,887
2008	1,324,655,000	2,651,421
2009	1,331,260,000	2,795,484
2010	1,337,705,000	2,943,372
2011	1,345,035,000	3,132,814
2012	1,354,190,000	3,337,109
2013	1,363,240,000	3,507,844
2014	1,371,860,000	3,665,876
2015	1,379,860,000	3,834,574
2016	1,387,790,000	4,004,096
2017	1,396,215,000	4,154,812
2018	1,402,760,000	4,323,515
2019	1,407,745,000	4,442,316
2020	1,411,100,000	4,400,267
2021	1,412,360,000	4,360,865
2022	1,412,175,000	4,589,643
2023	1,410,710,000	4,853,420
2024	1,408,975,000	4,973,861

Fertility rates in China and Kuwait

Fertility rate

China

Kuwait

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	Kuwait
1960	4.45	7.22
1961	3.86	7.25
1962	6.09	7.25
1963	7.51	7.28
1964	6.67	7.29
1965	6.61	7.31
1966	6.31	7.34
1967	5.81	7.33
1968	6.51	7.28
1969	6.18	7.18
1970	6.09	7.03
1971	5.52	6.84
1972	5.11	6.64
1973	4.73	6.43
1974	4.17	6.23
1975	3.57	6.06
1976	3.24	5.9
1977	2.84	5.71
1978	2.72	5.52
1979	2.75	5.33
1980	2.74	5.18
1981	2.79	5.02
1982	2.97	4.85
1983	2.56	4.66
1984	2.61	4.45
1985	2.63	4.22
1986	2.72	4
1987	2.76	3.83
1988	2.54	3.7
1989	2.52	3.59
1990	2.51	3.49
1991	1.93	3.4
1992	1.78	3.35
1993	1.69	3.31
1994	1.63	3.27
1995	1.59	3.25
1996	1.55	3.22
1997	1.53	3.14
1998	1.52	3.04
1999	1.53	2.95
2000	1.63	2.89
2001	1.56	2.84
2002	1.57	2.8
2003	1.57	2.77
2004	1.61	2.76
2005	1.62	2.73
2006	1.64	2.59
2007	1.67	2.41
2008	1.7	2.27
2009	1.71	2.15
2010	1.69	2.04
2011	1.67	1.96
2012	1.8	1.99
2013	1.71	1.97
2014	1.77	2.06
2015	1.67	2.03
2016	1.77	2.06
2017	1.8	2.16
2018	1.54	2.12
2019	1.5	2.08
2020	1.24	2.03
2021	1.12	2.15
2022	1.03	1.55
2023	1	1.52

China and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age

China

Kuwait

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	Kuwait
1960	20.9	22
1961	21.1	21.8
1962	21	21.5
1963	20.4	21
1964	19.9	20.7
1965	19.6	20.4
1966	19.3	20
1967	19.2	19.6
1968	19.2	19.2
1969	19.1	18.8
1970	19.1	18.5
1971	19.2	18.3
1972	19.3	18.3
1973	19.5	18.3
1974	19.7	18.4
1975	20.1	18.4
1976	20.4	18.7
1977	20.8	19.2
1978	21.2	19.6
1979	21.4	20.1
1980	21.6	20.5
1981	21.8	20.9
1982	22.1	21.3
1983	22.6	21.7
1984	23	22.1
1985	23.2	22.4
1986	23.4	22.7
1987	23.6	22.8
1988	23.9	23
1989	24.4	23.2
1990	24.7	23.4
1991	25.1	23.6
1992	25.6	23.8
1993	26.1	24.2
1994	26.6	25.1
1995	27.2	25.5
1996	27.8	25.5
1997	28.3	25.5
1998	28.8	25.5
1999	29.4	25.6
2000	30	25.9
2001	30.5	26.3
2002	31.1	26.8
2003	31.6	27.3
2004	32.1	27.9
2005	32.6	28.3
2006	33.1	28.5
2007	33.7	28.6
2008	34.2	28.8
2009	34.7	29.2
2010	35.1	29.6
2011	35.5	30.5
2012	35.7	31.5
2013	36	32.3
2014	36.3	33
2015	36.7	33.8
2016	37.1	34.7
2017	37.4	35.6
2018	37.7	36.4
2019	38.1	37.1
2020	38.5	37.7
2021	39	35.8
2022	39.6	34.4
2023	40.1	35.5
2024	40.6	35.8

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