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Kuwait vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 153rd vs. 145th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait North Macedonia
Population
5128257
1783115
Population rank 127/197 150/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 59/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 143/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Kuwait and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Kuwait North Macedonia
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 $12,022,811,621 -
1976 $13,132,252,802 -
1977 $14,137,406,741 -
1978 $15,503,557,496 -
1979 $24,749,063,922 -
1980 $28,638,868,356 -
1981 $25,058,020,338 -
1982 $21,577,153,356 -
1983 $20,871,081,080 -
1984 $21,700,082,753 -
1985 $21,445,970,614 -
1986 $17,903,989,745 -
1987 $22,368,704,134 -
1988 $20,690,322,153 -
1989 $24,313,855,653 -
1990 $18,427,777,778 $4,699,646,643
1991 $11,009,993,703 $4,938,775,510
1992 $19,858,555,215 $2,436,849,342
1993 $23,941,391,391 $2,682,456,897
1994 $24,848,483,838 $3,559,608,640
1995 $27,186,980,647 $4,707,041,315
1996 $31,492,373,309 $4,642,021,256
1997 $30,350,190,704 $3,912,986,091
1998 $25,943,705,784 $3,765,745,023
1999 $30,122,365,849 $3,863,619,285
2000 $37,718,743,480 $3,772,859,034
2001 $34,889,559,870 $3,709,636,031
2002 $38,135,788,414 $4,018,365,747
2003 $47,874,582,232 $4,946,296,599
2004 $59,439,090,601 $5,682,784,472
2005 $80,798,630,137 $6,258,602,873
2006 $101,557,330,723 $6,861,226,972
2007 $114,634,043,362 $8,336,474,974
2008 $147,379,737,230 $9,909,552,435
2009 $105,968,691,905 $9,401,736,825
2010 $115,416,245,238 $9,407,170,321
2011 $154,039,231,299 $10,494,626,768
2012 $174,047,662,555 $9,745,261,301
2013 $174,168,116,687 $10,817,702,346
2014 $162,650,450,785 $11,362,265,253
2015 $114,585,555,831 $10,064,519,963
2016 $109,406,674,088 $10,672,467,073
2017 $120,687,539,676 $11,307,067,070
2018 $138,646,316,322 $12,683,068,114
2019 $140,856,394,870 $12,606,338,449
2020 $111,045,470,461 $12,361,036,914
2021 $148,350,671,614 $14,000,283,827
2022 $183,502,046,669 $13,932,436,550
2023 $165,384,407,267 $15,763,604,288
2024 $160,227,273,001 $16,685,236,492

Kuwait and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait North Macedonia
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 $10,882 -
1976 $11,141 -
1977 $11,238 -
1978 $11,567 -
1979 $17,386 -
1980 $19,032 -
1981 $15,825 -
1982 $12,979 -
1983 $11,965 -
1984 $11,919 -
1985 $11,322 -
1986 $9,077 -
1987 $10,896 -
1988 $9,692 -
1989 $10,965 -
1990 $10,938 $2,277
1991 $8,147 $2,402
1992 $12,146 $1,199
1993 $14,318 $1,337
1994 $14,930 $1,786
1995 $16,168 $2,355
1996 $18,201 $2,307
1997 $16,977 $1,960
1998 $14,067 $1,876
1999 $15,854 $1,915
2000 $19,296 $1,862
2001 $17,374 $1,823
2002 $18,513 $1,989
2003 $22,691 $2,445
2004 $27,552 $2,819
2005 $36,123 $3,121
2006 $42,947 $3,440
2007 $45,709 $4,204
2008 $55,585 $5,026
2009 $37,907 $4,800
2010 $39,212 $4,833
2011 $49,170 $5,417
2012 $52,155 $5,050
2013 $49,651 $5,626
2014 $44,369 $5,925
2015 $29,882 $5,263
2016 $27,324 $5,598
2017 $29,048 $5,955
2018 $32,068 $6,714
2019 $31,708 $6,719
2020 $25,236 $6,660
2021 $34,019 $7,621
2022 $39,982 $7,606
2023 $34,076 $8,624
2024 $32,214 $9,310

Kuwait vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait North Macedonia
1950 49.7 50.6
1951 50.6 48.5
1952 51.4 52.5
1953 52.3 53.2
1954 53.1 55.7
1955 54 55.4
1956 54.9 58.5
1957 55.9 55.7
1958 56.9 60.3
1959 57.9 59.5
1960 58.9 60.5
1961 60 61.8
1962 61 59.3
1963 62 61.4
1964 63 61.5
1965 63.9 62.6
1966 64.9 63.5
1967 65.8 63.8
1968 66.6 64.6
1969 67.3 64
1970 68 65
1971 68.5 65.2
1972 68.9 65.6
1973 69.2 67.1
1974 69.4 67.1
1975 69.7 67.3
1976 69.9 67.9
1977 70.2 68.2
1978 70.5 69.1
1979 70.8 69.2
1980 71.1 69.1
1981 71.5 69.4
1982 71.9 69.8
1983 72.4 69.7
1984 72.9 70.2
1985 73.3 70.2
1986 73.8 70.3
1987 74.2 70.4
1988 74.6 70.5
1989 75 71.1
1990 72.9 71.3
1991 73.3 71.8
1992 75.7 71.3
1993 75.8 71.7
1994 75.7 71.5
1995 75.7 72
1996 75.6 71.9
1997 75.6 71.9
1998 75.6 71.8
1999 75.7 72.3
2000 75.9 72.6
2001 76 73
2002 76.2 72.7
2003 76.3 73
2004 76.4 73.4
2005 76.5 73.6
2006 76.6 73.8
2007 76.7 73.7
2008 76.9 74.4
2009 77.2 74.5
2010 77.5 75
2011 77.9 75.1
2012 78.2 75
2013 78.6 75.6
2014 78.9 75.6
2015 79.2 75.6
2016 79.5 75.6
2017 79.7 76.2
2018 79.9 76.9
2019 80 76.8
2020 78.2 74.5
2021 77.6 73.3
2022 78.8 76.6
2023 80.4 77.4
2024 80.6 77.5
2025 80.8 77.7

Kuwait and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

North Macedonia
Year Population
Kuwait North Macedonia
1960 311,060 1,435,059
1961 345,945 1,455,171
1962 384,995 1,471,745
1963 427,694 1,488,737
1964 473,115 1,510,900
1965 521,174 1,533,466
1966 572,590 1,557,349
1967 628,089 1,582,492
1968 687,716 1,608,930
1969 749,452 1,636,345
1970 809,114 1,664,208
1971 865,076 1,691,216
1972 920,352 1,717,395
1973 977,654 1,743,816
1974 1,038,346 1,770,545
1975 1,104,863 1,797,972
1976 1,178,711 1,825,830
1977 1,258,023 1,853,138
1978 1,340,319 1,879,847
1979 1,423,514 1,906,523
1980 1,504,782 1,933,038
1981 1,583,426 1,959,065
1982 1,662,480 1,978,956
1983 1,744,295 1,991,901
1984 1,820,688 2,003,399
1985 1,894,242 2,014,331
1986 1,972,520 2,024,732
1987 2,052,994 2,035,157
1988 2,134,707 2,045,737
1989 2,217,468 2,055,649
1990 1,684,819 2,063,689
1991 1,351,399 2,055,994
1992 1,634,961 2,032,523
1993 1,672,151 2,006,854
1994 1,664,361 1,992,666
1995 1,681,513 1,998,534
1996 1,730,246 2,012,553
1997 1,787,683 1,996,869
1998 1,844,302 2,007,523
1999 1,900,030 2,017,142
2000 1,954,709 2,026,350
2001 2,008,121 2,034,882
2002 2,059,974 2,020,157
2003 2,109,881 2,022,725
2004 2,157,320 2,016,186
2005 2,236,788 2,005,330
2006 2,364,733 1,994,287
2007 2,507,887 1,982,933
2008 2,651,421 1,971,493
2009 2,795,484 1,958,782
2010 2,943,372 1,946,298
2011 3,132,814 1,937,398
2012 3,337,109 1,929,821
2013 3,507,844 1,922,716
2014 3,665,876 1,917,557
2015 3,834,574 1,912,430
2016 4,004,096 1,906,313
2017 4,154,812 1,898,657
2018 4,323,515 1,889,051
2019 4,442,316 1,876,262
2020 4,400,267 1,856,124
2021 4,360,865 1,837,114
2022 4,589,643 1,831,712
2023 4,853,420 1,827,816
2024 4,973,861 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Kuwait and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Kuwait

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait North Macedonia
1960 7.22 3.83
1961 7.25 3.62
1962 7.25 3.5
1963 7.28 3.62
1964 7.29 3.56
1965 7.31 3.52
1966 7.34 3.43
1967 7.33 3.33
1968 7.28 3.22
1969 7.18 3.1
1970 7.03 3.01
1971 6.84 2.93
1972 6.64 2.87
1973 6.43 2.72
1974 6.23 2.7
1975 6.06 2.69
1976 5.9 2.62
1977 5.71 2.49
1978 5.52 2.42
1979 5.33 2.4
1980 5.18 2.36
1981 5.02 2.29
1982 4.85 2.29
1983 4.66 2.25
1984 4.45 2.24
1985 4.22 2.25
1986 4 2.25
1987 3.83 2.32
1988 3.7 2.32
1989 3.59 2.25
1990 3.49 2.27
1991 3.4 2.31
1992 3.35 2.28
1993 3.31 2.26
1994 3.27 2.23
1995 3.25 2.13
1996 3.22 2.06
1997 3.14 1.92
1998 3.04 1.89
1999 2.95 1.77
2000 2.89 1.86
2001 2.84 1.73
2002 2.8 1.79
2003 2.77 1.75
2004 2.76 1.52
2005 2.73 1.5
2006 2.59 1.46
2007 2.41 1.46
2008 2.27 1.47
2009 2.15 1.5
2010 2.04 1.6
2011 1.96 1.46
2012 1.99 1.5
2013 1.97 1.5
2014 2.06 1.5
2015 2.03 1.49
2016 2.06 1.5
2017 2.16 1.43
2018 2.12 1.42
2019 2.08 1.34
2020 2.03 1.31
2021 2.15 1.6
2022 1.55 1.6
2023 1.52 1.5

Kuwait and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Kuwait North Macedonia
1960 22 21.8
1961 21.8 21.8
1962 21.5 21.9
1963 21 21.9
1964 20.7 21.9
1965 20.4 21.9
1966 20 22
1967 19.6 22.2
1968 19.2 22.4
1969 18.8 22.6
1970 18.5 22.8
1971 18.3 23.1
1972 18.3 23.3
1973 18.3 23.6
1974 18.4 23.9
1975 18.4 24.2
1976 18.7 24.5
1977 19.2 24.8
1978 19.6 25.2
1979 20.1 25.5
1980 20.5 25.9
1981 20.9 26.2
1982 21.3 26.5
1983 21.7 26.8
1984 22.1 27.2
1985 22.4 27.5
1986 22.7 27.8
1987 22.8 28
1988 23 28.3
1989 23.2 28.6
1990 23.4 28.9
1991 23.6 29.2
1992 23.8 29.6
1993 24.2 29.9
1994 25.1 30.3
1995 25.5 30.5
1996 25.5 30.8
1997 25.5 31
1998 25.5 31.2
1999 25.6 31.5
2000 25.9 31.9
2001 26.3 32.2
2002 26.8 32.6
2003 27.3 32.8
2004 27.9 33.2
2005 28.3 33.5
2006 28.5 33.9
2007 28.6 34.3
2008 28.8 34.7
2009 29.2 35.1
2010 29.6 35.5
2011 30.5 36
2012 31.5 36.4
2013 32.3 36.9
2014 33 37.3
2015 33.8 37.8
2016 34.7 38.3
2017 35.6 38.8
2018 36.4 39.4
2019 37.1 39.9
2020 37.7 40.3
2021 35.8 40.7
2022 34.4 40.9
2023 35.5 41.3
2024 35.8 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kuwait North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.9%
2019
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Kuwait North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-283.1%
2022
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
16,571 kWh
2022
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.27%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kuwait North Macedonia
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
97.6%
2012
English speaking
20%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Kuwait North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait North Macedonia
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
8,812 mi
2017

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