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Cyprus vs Kuwait statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cyprus has a population of 1.36M (ranked 155/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). Cyprus' land area is 3,568 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 163rd vs. 153rd).

By GDP, Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

Main facts and rankings

Cyprus Kuwait
Population
1380052
5128257
Population rank 153/197 127/197
GDP
$36.3B
2024
$160B
2024
GDP rank 104/197 59/197
GDP per capita
$26,749
2024
$32,214
2024
GDP per capita rank 45/197 38/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,240
2024
$51,636
2024
Government debt
$23.8B
2024
$4.86B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
7.35%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,490
2024
$978
2024
Government debt per person rank 34/185 143/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$24,086
2025
$28,320
2025
Land area
3,568 sq mi
2025
6,880 sq mi
2025
Population density
381 ppl/mi²
2024
723 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
35.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
80.8 years
2025

Cyprus and Kuwait: Comparison Charts

Cyprus and Kuwait economies compared

GDP
Cyprus

Kuwait
Year GDP
Cyprus Kuwait
1962 - $1,828,107,503
1963 - $1,900,895,857
1964 - $2,071,668,533
1965 - $2,097,199,161
1966 - $2,391,199,044
1967 - $2,441,599,023
1968 - $2,662,798,935
1969 - $2,769,198,892
1970 - $2,873,638,851
1971 - $3,880,392,195
1972 - $4,450,537,925
1973 - $5,408,804,607
1974 - $13,006,948,296
1975 $489,912,574 $12,022,811,621
1976 $576,090,074 $13,132,252,802
1977 $734,876,021 $14,137,406,741
1978 $964,024,364 $15,503,557,496
1979 $1,288,699,776 $24,749,063,922
1980 $2,154,311,277 $28,638,868,356
1981 $2,087,496,374 $25,058,020,338
1982 $2,159,242,417 $21,577,153,356
1983 $2,160,364,071 $20,871,081,080
1984 $2,278,248,953 $21,700,082,753
1985 $2,430,411,900 $21,445,970,614
1986 $3,090,734,463 $17,903,989,745
1987 $3,704,813,886 $22,368,704,134
1988 $4,278,792,597 $20,690,322,153
1989 $4,563,482,604 $24,313,855,653
1990 $5,591,130,218 $18,427,777,778
1991 $5,770,197,348 $11,009,993,703
1992 $6,912,150,456 $19,858,555,215
1993 $6,590,291,048 $23,941,391,391
1994 $7,425,703,929 $24,848,483,838
1995 $9,933,137,128 $27,186,980,647
1996 $10,011,914,680 $31,492,373,309
1997 $9,547,816,420 $30,350,190,704
1998 $10,248,618,778 $25,943,705,784
1999 $10,497,907,228 $30,122,365,849
2000 $9,985,847,314 $37,718,743,480
2001 $10,397,898,907 $34,889,559,870
2002 $11,420,228,846 $38,135,788,414
2003 $14,547,329,558 $47,874,582,232
2004 $17,320,551,250 $59,439,090,601
2005 $18,433,412,511 $80,798,630,137
2006 $20,072,754,987 $101,557,330,723
2007 $23,968,727,074 $114,634,043,362
2008 $27,844,646,258 $147,379,737,230
2009 $26,048,179,949 $105,968,691,905
2010 $25,799,940,078 $115,416,245,238
2011 $27,641,547,910 $154,039,231,299
2012 $25,047,436,975 $174,047,662,555
2013 $23,959,712,861 $174,168,116,687
2014 $23,225,918,260 $162,650,450,785
2015 $19,909,278,417 $114,585,555,831
2016 $21,046,462,281 $109,406,674,088
2017 $22,946,570,629 $120,687,539,676
2018 $25,754,001,368 $138,646,316,322
2019 $26,196,667,100 $140,856,394,870
2020 $25,555,093,854 $111,045,470,461
2021 $30,372,642,502 $148,350,671,614
2022 $30,935,566,077 $183,502,046,669
2023 $33,886,930,712 $165,384,407,267
2024 $36,333,022,329 $160,227,273,001

Cyprus and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita
Cyprus

Kuwait
Year GDP per capita
Cyprus Kuwait
1962 - $4,748
1963 - $4,445
1964 - $4,379
1965 - $4,024
1966 - $4,176
1967 - $3,887
1968 - $3,872
1969 - $3,695
1970 - $3,552
1971 - $4,486
1972 - $4,836
1973 - $5,532
1974 - $12,527
1975 $743 $10,882
1976 $870 $11,141
1977 $1,102 $11,238
1978 $1,434 $11,567
1979 $1,902 $17,386
1980 $3,154 $19,032
1981 $3,030 $15,825
1982 $3,100 $12,979
1983 $3,055 $11,965
1984 $3,167 $11,919
1985 $3,324 $11,322
1986 $4,159 $9,077
1987 $4,908 $10,896
1988 $5,584 $9,692
1989 $5,870 $10,965
1990 $7,092 $10,938
1991 $7,222 $8,147
1992 $8,530 $12,146
1993 $7,978 $14,318
1994 $8,791 $14,930
1995 $11,514 $16,168
1996 $11,373 $18,201
1997 $10,637 $16,977
1998 $11,206 $14,067
1999 $11,273 $15,854
2000 $10,537 $19,296
2001 $10,785 $17,374
2002 $11,636 $18,513
2003 $14,553 $22,691
2004 $17,016 $27,552
2005 $17,790 $36,123
2006 $19,037 $42,947
2007 $22,344 $45,709
2008 $25,522 $55,585
2009 $23,480 $37,907
2010 $22,876 $39,212
2011 $24,110 $49,170
2012 $21,493 $52,155
2013 $20,238 $49,651
2014 $19,326 $44,369
2015 $16,326 $29,882
2016 $17,013 $27,324
2017 $18,295 $29,048
2018 $20,267 $32,068
2019 $20,360 $31,708
2020 $19,624 $25,236
2021 $23,057 $34,019
2022 $23,236 $39,982
2023 $25,195 $34,076
2024 $26,749 $32,214

Cyprus vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cyprus

Kuwait
Year Life expectancy, years
Cyprus Kuwait
1950 55.8 49.7
1951 56.8 50.6
1952 57.7 51.4
1953 58.4 52.3
1954 59.3 53.1
1955 59.7 54
1956 60.4 54.9
1957 61 55.9
1958 61.6 56.9
1959 62.3 57.9
1960 63.3 58.9
1961 64.1 60
1962 64.7 61
1963 61.8 62
1964 62.2 63
1965 66.1 63.9
1966 66.5 64.9
1967 66.9 65.8
1968 67.3 66.6
1969 67.6 67.3
1970 68.1 68
1971 68.4 68.5
1972 68.6 68.9
1973 69 69.2
1974 54.6 69.4
1975 70.3 69.7
1976 70.8 69.9
1977 71.3 70.2
1978 71.7 70.5
1979 72.2 70.8
1980 72.8 71.1
1981 73.1 71.5
1982 73.5 71.9
1983 73.7 72.4
1984 74 72.9
1985 74.6 73.3
1986 74.9 73.8
1987 75.3 74.2
1988 75.4 74.6
1989 75.8 75
1990 76 72.9
1991 76.2 73.3
1992 76.3 75.7
1993 76.3 75.8
1994 76.4 75.7
1995 76.6 75.7
1996 76.9 75.6
1997 77.1 75.6
1998 77.2 75.6
1999 77.6 75.7
2000 77.9 75.9
2001 78.2 76
2002 78.8 76.2
2003 78.9 76.3
2004 79 76.4
2005 79.2 76.5
2006 79.5 76.6
2007 79.8 76.7
2008 79.9 76.9
2009 80.4 77.2
2010 80.6 77.5
2011 80.9 77.9
2012 81.1 78.2
2013 81.3 78.6
2014 81.3 78.9
2015 81.5 79.2
2016 81.5 79.5
2017 81.5 79.7
2018 81.6 79.9
2019 81.5 80
2020 81.2 78.2
2021 80.6 77.6
2022 80.4 78.8
2023 81.6 80.4
2024 81.8 80.6
2025 82 80.8

Cyprus and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population
Cyprus

Kuwait
Year Population
Cyprus Kuwait
1960 586,490 311,060
1961 595,514 345,945
1962 601,466 384,995
1963 607,252 427,694
1964 612,521 473,115
1965 617,736 521,174
1966 623,390 572,590
1967 629,251 628,089
1968 635,157 687,716
1969 641,189 749,452
1970 647,446 809,114
1971 654,050 865,076
1972 661,063 920,352
1973 665,937 977,654
1974 663,254 1,038,346
1975 659,405 1,104,863
1976 662,032 1,178,711
1977 667,101 1,258,023
1978 672,249 1,340,319
1979 677,549 1,423,514
1980 683,076 1,504,782
1981 688,893 1,583,426
1982 696,497 1,662,480
1983 707,225 1,744,295
1984 719,334 1,820,688
1985 731,277 1,894,242
1986 743,105 1,972,520
1987 754,785 2,052,994
1988 766,235 2,134,707
1989 777,420 2,217,468
1990 788,351 1,684,819
1991 798,944 1,351,399
1992 810,341 1,634,961
1993 826,034 1,672,151
1994 844,667 1,664,361
1995 862,695 1,681,513
1996 880,290 1,730,246
1997 897,568 1,787,683
1998 914,548 1,844,302
1999 931,234 1,900,030
2000 947,667 1,954,709
2001 964,127 2,008,121
2002 981,440 2,059,974
2003 999,590 2,109,881
2004 1,017,875 2,157,320
2005 1,036,151 2,236,788
2006 1,054,418 2,364,733
2007 1,072,714 2,507,887
2008 1,091,026 2,651,421
2009 1,109,371 2,795,484
2010 1,127,816 2,943,372
2011 1,146,493 3,132,814
2012 1,165,397 3,337,109
2013 1,183,895 3,507,844
2014 1,201,801 3,665,876
2015 1,219,502 3,834,574
2016 1,237,112 4,004,096
2017 1,254,275 4,154,812
2018 1,270,737 4,323,515
2019 1,286,671 4,442,316
2020 1,302,247 4,400,267
2021 1,317,309 4,360,865
2022 1,331,370 4,589,643
2023 1,344,976 4,853,420
2024 1,358,282 4,973,861

Fertility rates in Cyprus and Kuwait

Fertility rate
Cyprus

Kuwait
Year Fertility rate
Cyprus Kuwait
1960 3.39 7.22
1961 3.62 7.25
1962 3.51 7.25
1963 3.49 7.28
1964 3.41 7.29
1965 3.47 7.31
1966 3.4 7.34
1967 3.32 7.33
1968 3.27 7.28
1969 3.19 7.18
1970 3.07 7.03
1971 3.04 6.84
1972 2.99 6.64
1973 2.4 6.43
1974 2.28 6.23
1975 2.11 6.06
1976 2.33 5.9
1977 2.09 5.71
1978 2.08 5.52
1979 2.14 5.33
1980 2.3 5.18
1981 2.15 5.02
1982 2.49 4.85
1983 2.49 4.66
1984 2.51 4.45
1985 2.43 4.22
1986 2.45 4
1987 2.39 3.83
1988 2.47 3.7
1989 2.37 3.59
1990 2.4 3.49
1991 2.34 3.4
1992 2.46 3.35
1993 2.25 3.31
1994 2.16 3.27
1995 2.03 3.25
1996 1.95 3.22
1997 1.86 3.14
1998 1.76 3.04
1999 1.67 2.95
2000 1.64 2.89
2001 1.57 2.84
2002 1.5 2.8
2003 1.51 2.77
2004 1.51 2.76
2005 1.48 2.73
2006 1.51 2.59
2007 1.45 2.41
2008 1.48 2.27
2009 1.48 2.15
2010 1.43 2.04
2011 1.36 1.96
2012 1.38 1.99
2013 1.3 1.97
2014 1.31 2.06
2015 1.32 2.03
2016 1.36 2.06
2017 1.32 2.16
2018 1.32 2.12
2019 1.33 2.08
2020 1.36 2.03
2021 1.39 2.15
2022 1.39 1.55
2023 1.39 1.52

Cyprus and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age
Cyprus

Kuwait
Year Median age, years
Cyprus Kuwait
1960 23.1 22
1961 23.1 21.8
1962 23.3 21.5
1963 23.5 21
1964 23.7 20.7
1965 23.9 20.4
1966 24 20
1967 24.2 19.6
1968 24.3 19.2
1969 24.5 18.8
1970 24.7 18.5
1971 24.9 18.3
1972 25.1 18.3
1973 25.3 18.3
1974 25.4 18.4
1975 25.5 18.4
1976 25.9 18.7
1977 26.3 19.2
1978 26.8 19.6
1979 27.2 20.1
1980 27.7 20.5
1981 28.2 20.9
1982 28.5 21.3
1983 28.7 21.7
1984 28.8 22.1
1985 28.9 22.4
1986 29.1 22.7
1987 29.2 22.8
1988 29.4 23
1989 29.6 23.2
1990 29.8 23.4
1991 30.1 23.6
1992 30.3 23.8
1993 30.4 24.2
1994 30.5 25.1
1995 30.6 25.5
1996 30.8 25.5
1997 31 25.5
1998 31.2 25.5
1999 31.4 25.6
2000 31.6 25.9
2001 31.8 26.3
2002 32 26.8
2003 32.2 27.3
2004 32.4 27.9
2005 32.6 28.3
2006 32.8 28.5
2007 33.1 28.6
2008 33.4 28.8
2009 33.6 29.2
2010 33.9 29.6
2011 34.2 30.5
2012 34.5 31.5
2013 34.8 32.3
2014 35.2 33
2015 35.6 33.8
2016 36 34.7
2017 36.4 35.6
2018 36.8 36.4
2019 37.2 37.1
2020 37.6 37.7
2021 38 35.8
2022 38.4 34.4
2023 38.8 35.5
2024 39.2 35.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cyprus Kuwait
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
$200B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
40.4%
2025
52.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.74%
2022
6.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.82%
2023
4.9%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.84%
2025
+23.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2024
2.16%
2016
Services, % of GDP
76.9%
2024
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.3%
2024
57.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
59.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
10
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
138
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.9B
2024
$141B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.09B
2024
$50.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$661M
2024
$20.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,117,000
2019
2,161,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.25%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
96.1%
2024
74.5%
2024

Energy

Cyprus Kuwait
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,673 kg
2023
9,130 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.6
2023
$6.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.18 megatons
2023
111.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.34 tons
2023
23 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.5%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.6%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.44%
2023
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share
117%
2022
-283.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,842 kWh
2023
16,571 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
15.1%
2021
0.27%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cyprus Kuwait
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+8,138
2024
+61,624
2024
Urban population
67.1%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.4
2025
72.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
71
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.82
2023
0.25
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
96.5%
2020
English speaking
75.1%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
91.2%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Cyprus Kuwait
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,864
2022
$1,700
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$417
2022
$196.3
2022
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
80.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.55
2021
2.29
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.5
2023
8.8
2023
Obesity rate
23.6%
2022
44.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
25.6%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
19.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.36 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Cyprus Kuwait
% of world land
0.006%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
2,627 sq mi
2024
1,383 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
498 sq mi
2025
579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
666 sq mi
2025
24.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,366 mi
2016
3,572 mi
2018

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