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Kuwait vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 153rd vs. 164th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Palestine
Population
5128257
5459557
Population rank 127/197 122/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 59/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$978
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 143/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Kuwait and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Palestine
Year GDP
Kuwait Palestine
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 -
1991 $11,009,993,703 -
1992 $19,858,555,215 -
1993 $23,941,391,391 -
1994 $24,848,483,838 $2,843,300,000
1995 $27,186,980,647 $3,282,800,000
1996 $31,492,373,309 $3,409,600,000
1997 $30,350,190,704 $3,759,800,000
1998 $25,943,705,784 $4,067,800,000
1999 $30,122,365,849 $4,271,200,000
2000 $37,718,743,480 $4,313,600,000
2001 $34,889,559,870 $4,003,700,000
2002 $38,135,788,414 $3,555,800,000
2003 $47,874,582,232 $3,968,000,000
2004 $59,439,090,601 $4,603,100,000
2005 $80,798,630,137 $5,125,700,000
2006 $101,557,330,723 $5,348,300,000
2007 $114,634,043,362 $5,815,700,000
2008 $147,379,737,230 $7,310,400,000
2009 $105,968,691,905 $8,085,700,000
2010 $115,416,245,238 $9,681,500,000
2011 $154,039,231,299 $11,186,100,000
2012 $174,047,662,555 $12,208,400,000
2013 $174,168,116,687 $13,515,500,000
2014 $162,650,450,785 $13,989,700,000
2015 $114,585,555,831 $13,972,400,000
2016 $109,406,674,088 $15,405,400,000
2017 $120,687,539,676 $16,128,000,000
2018 $138,646,316,322 $16,276,600,000
2019 $140,856,394,870 $17,133,500,000
2020 $111,045,470,461 $15,531,700,000
2021 $148,350,671,614 $18,109,000,000
2022 $183,502,046,669 $19,165,500,000
2023 $165,384,407,267 $17,847,900,000
2024 $160,227,273,001 $13,711,100,000

Kuwait and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Palestine
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 -
1991 $8,147 -
1992 $12,146 -
1993 $14,318 -
1994 $14,930 $1,202
1995 $16,168 $1,327
1996 $18,201 $1,317
1997 $16,977 $1,389
1998 $14,067 $1,465
1999 $15,854 $1,499
2000 $19,296 $1,476
2001 $17,374 $1,336
2002 $18,513 $1,156
2003 $22,691 $1,258
2004 $27,552 $1,422
2005 $36,123 $1,544
2006 $42,947 $1,570
2007 $45,709 $1,664
2008 $55,585 $2,035
2009 $37,907 $2,192
2010 $39,212 $2,557
2011 $49,170 $2,881
2012 $52,155 $3,067
2013 $49,651 $3,315
2014 $44,369 $3,352
2015 $29,882 $3,272
2016 $27,324 $3,528
2017 $29,048 $3,620
2018 $32,068 $3,562
2019 $31,708 $3,657
2020 $25,236 $3,234
2021 $34,019 $3,679
2022 $39,982 $3,800
2023 $34,076 $3,455
2024 $32,214 $2,592

Kuwait vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Palestine
1950 49.7 45.7
1951 50.6 46
1952 51.4 46.3
1953 52.3 46.6
1954 53.1 46.9
1955 54 47.2
1956 54.9 47.6
1957 55.9 48
1958 56.9 48.4
1959 57.9 48.8
1960 58.9 49.3
1961 60 49.8
1962 61 50.4
1963 62 51
1964 63 51.6
1965 63.9 52.2
1966 64.9 52.8
1967 65.8 50.9
1968 66.6 54.1
1969 67.3 54.7
1970 68 55.4
1971 68.5 56
1972 68.9 56.7
1973 69.2 57.6
1974 69.4 58
1975 69.7 58.7
1976 69.9 59.4
1977 70.2 60.1
1978 70.5 60.8
1979 70.8 61.5
1980 71.1 62.2
1981 71.5 62.8
1982 71.9 63.5
1983 72.4 64.1
1984 72.9 64.7
1985 73.3 65.3
1986 73.8 65.7
1987 74.2 66.3
1988 74.6 66.7
1989 75 67.1
1990 72.9 67.8
1991 73.3 68.2
1992 75.7 68.5
1993 75.8 68.8
1994 75.7 69.3
1995 75.7 69.6
1996 75.6 70
1997 75.6 70.3
1998 75.6 70.6
1999 75.7 70.8
2000 75.9 70.3
2001 76 69.8
2002 76.2 70.9
2003 76.3 71
2004 76.4 71.1
2005 76.5 72
2006 76.6 71.8
2007 76.7 72.1
2008 76.9 72.2
2009 77.2 72.3
2010 77.5 73.3
2011 77.9 73.6
2012 78.2 73.7
2013 78.6 74.1
2014 78.9 72.8
2015 79.2 74.6
2016 79.5 74.9
2017 79.7 75.2
2018 79.9 75.4
2019 80 75.8
2020 78.2 75
2021 77.6 73.9
2022 78.8 76.7
2023 80.4 65.2
2024 80.6 69.2
2025 80.8 73.1

Kuwait and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Palestine
Year Population
Kuwait Palestine
1960 311,060 -
1961 345,945 -
1962 384,995 -
1963 427,694 -
1964 473,115 -
1965 521,174 -
1966 572,590 -
1967 628,089 -
1968 687,716 -
1969 749,452 -
1970 809,114 -
1971 865,076 -
1972 920,352 -
1973 977,654 -
1974 1,038,346 -
1975 1,104,863 -
1976 1,178,711 -
1977 1,258,023 -
1978 1,340,319 -
1979 1,423,514 -
1980 1,504,782 -
1981 1,583,426 -
1982 1,662,480 -
1983 1,744,295 -
1984 1,820,688 -
1985 1,894,242 -
1986 1,972,520 -
1987 2,052,994 -
1988 2,134,707 -
1989 2,217,468 -
1990 1,684,819 1,978,248
1991 1,351,399 2,068,845
1992 1,634,961 2,163,591
1993 1,672,151 2,262,676
1994 1,664,361 2,366,298
1995 1,681,513 2,474,666
1996 1,730,246 2,587,997
1997 1,787,683 2,706,518
1998 1,844,302 2,776,568
1999 1,900,030 2,848,431
2000 1,954,709 2,922,153
2001 2,008,121 2,997,784
2002 2,059,974 3,075,373
2003 2,109,881 3,154,969
2004 2,157,320 3,236,626
2005 2,236,788 3,320,396
2006 2,364,733 3,406,334
2007 2,507,887 3,494,496
2008 2,651,421 3,591,977
2009 2,795,484 3,689,099
2010 2,943,372 3,786,161
2011 3,132,814 3,882,986
2012 3,337,109 3,979,998
2013 3,507,844 4,076,708
2014 3,665,876 4,173,398
2015 3,834,574 4,270,092
2016 4,004,096 4,367,088
2017 4,154,812 4,454,805
2018 4,323,515 4,569,087
2019 4,442,316 4,685,306
2020 4,400,267 4,803,269
2021 4,360,865 4,922,749
2022 4,589,643 5,043,612
2023 4,853,420 5,165,775
2024 4,973,861 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Palestine

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Palestine
1960 7.22 -
1961 7.25 -
1962 7.25 -
1963 7.28 -
1964 7.29 -
1965 7.31 -
1966 7.34 -
1967 7.33 -
1968 7.28 -
1969 7.18 -
1970 7.03 -
1971 6.84 -
1972 6.64 -
1973 6.43 -
1974 6.23 -
1975 6.06 -
1976 5.9 -
1977 5.71 -
1978 5.52 -
1979 5.33 -
1980 5.18 -
1981 5.02 -
1982 4.85 -
1983 4.66 -
1984 4.45 -
1985 4.22 -
1986 4 -
1987 3.83 -
1988 3.7 -
1989 3.59 -
1990 3.49 6.81
1991 3.4 6.75
1992 3.35 6.65
1993 3.31 6.5
1994 3.27 6.33
1995 3.25 6.16
1996 3.22 5.99
1997 3.14 5.82
1998 3.04 5.69
1999 2.95 5.58
2000 2.89 5.46
2001 2.84 5.34
2002 2.8 5.22
2003 2.77 5.06
2004 2.76 4.97
2005 2.73 4.87
2006 2.59 4.74
2007 2.41 4.63
2008 2.27 4.51
2009 2.15 4.44
2010 2.04 4.43
2011 1.96 4.31
2012 1.99 4.15
2013 1.97 4.05
2014 2.06 4
2015 2.03 3.98
2016 2.06 3.89
2017 2.16 3.77
2018 2.12 3.67
2019 2.08 3.59
2020 2.03 3.51
2021 2.15 3.44
2022 1.55 3.38
2023 1.52 3.31

Kuwait and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Palestine
1960 22 -
1961 21.8 -
1962 21.5 -
1963 21 -
1964 20.7 -
1965 20.4 -
1966 20 -
1967 19.6 -
1968 19.2 -
1969 18.8 -
1970 18.5 -
1971 18.3 -
1972 18.3 -
1973 18.3 -
1974 18.4 -
1975 18.4 -
1976 18.7 -
1977 19.2 -
1978 19.6 -
1979 20.1 -
1980 20.5 -
1981 20.9 -
1982 21.3 -
1983 21.7 -
1984 22.1 -
1985 22.4 -
1986 22.7 -
1987 22.8 -
1988 23 -
1989 23.2 -
1990 23.4 15.4
1991 23.6 15.4
1992 23.8 15.4
1993 24.2 15.5
1994 25.1 15.5
1995 25.5 15.6
1996 25.5 15.7
1997 25.5 15.8
1998 25.5 15.9
1999 25.6 16
2000 25.9 16.2
2001 26.3 16.3
2002 26.8 16.5
2003 27.3 16.7
2004 27.9 16.9
2005 28.3 17.1
2006 28.5 17.4
2007 28.6 17.6
2008 28.8 17.9
2009 29.2 18.1
2010 29.6 18.4
2011 30.5 18.6
2012 31.5 18.9
2013 32.3 19.1
2014 33 19.4
2015 33.8 19.6
2016 34.7 19.8
2017 35.6 19.9
2018 36.4 20
2019 37.1 20.2
2020 37.7 20.3
2021 35.8 20.4
2022 34.4 20.6
2023 35.5 20.8
2024 35.8 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kuwait Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.5%
2023
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Kuwait Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
15.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-283.1%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
16,571 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.27%
2021
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kuwait Palestine
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
54
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
111
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
97.9%
2024
English speaking
20%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Kuwait Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
2.17
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Kuwait Palestine
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
n/a

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