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Kuwait vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 153rd vs. 1st).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Russia
Population
5128257
142718132
Population rank 127/197 9/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 59/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 143/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Kuwait and Russia: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Russia economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Russia
Year GDP
Kuwait Russia
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 $554,828,660,436
1989 $24,313,855,653 $506,631,299,735
1990 $18,427,777,778 $517,014,446,228
1991 $11,009,993,703 $517,962,962,963
1992 $19,858,555,215 $460,290,556,901
1993 $23,941,391,391 $435,083,713,851
1994 $24,848,483,838 $395,077,301,248
1995 $27,186,980,647 $395,537,185,735
1996 $31,492,373,309 $391,724,890,744
1997 $30,350,190,704 $404,928,954,192
1998 $25,943,705,784 $270,955,486,862
1999 $30,122,365,849 $195,907,128,351
2000 $37,718,743,480 $259,710,142,197
2001 $34,889,559,870 $306,602,070,621
2002 $38,135,788,414 $345,470,494,418
2003 $47,874,582,232 $430,347,420,185
2004 $59,439,090,601 $591,016,690,732
2005 $80,798,630,137 $764,015,973,481
2006 $101,557,330,723 $989,932,071,353
2007 $114,634,043,362 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $147,379,737,230 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $105,968,691,905 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $115,416,245,238 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $154,039,231,299 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $174,047,662,555 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $174,168,116,687 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $162,650,450,785 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $114,585,555,831 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $109,406,674,088 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $120,687,539,676 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $138,646,316,322 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $140,856,394,870 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $111,045,470,461 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $148,350,671,614 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $183,502,046,669 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $165,384,407,267 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $160,227,273,001 $2,173,835,806,672

Kuwait and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Russia
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 $3,778
1989 $10,965 $3,430
1990 $10,938 $3,494
1991 $8,147 $3,490
1992 $12,146 $3,099
1993 $14,318 $2,931
1994 $14,930 $2,662
1995 $16,168 $2,666
1996 $18,201 $2,644
1997 $16,977 $2,738
1998 $14,067 $1,835
1999 $15,854 $1,331
2000 $19,296 $1,772
2001 $17,374 $2,100
2002 $18,513 $2,378
2003 $22,691 $2,975
2004 $27,552 $4,102
2005 $36,123 $5,323
2006 $42,947 $6,920
2007 $45,709 $9,101
2008 $55,585 $11,635
2009 $37,907 $8,563
2010 $39,212 $10,675
2011 $49,170 $14,305
2012 $52,155 $15,402
2013 $49,651 $15,941
2014 $44,369 $14,277
2015 $29,882 $9,427
2016 $27,324 $8,804
2017 $29,048 $10,835
2018 $32,068 $11,399
2019 $31,708 $11,640
2020 $25,236 $10,280
2021 $34,019 $12,637
2022 $39,982 $15,888
2023 $34,076 $14,403
2024 $32,214 $15,145

Kuwait vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Russia
1950 49.7 55.5
1951 50.6 55.3
1952 51.4 57.6
1953 52.3 58.8
1954 53.1 59.9
1955 54 62.1
1956 54.9 66.5
1957 55.9 66
1958 56.9 67.7
1959 57.9 67.4
1960 58.9 68.3
1961 60 68.6
1962 61 68.5
1963 62 69.1
1964 63 69.5
1965 63.9 69.3
1966 64.9 69.4
1967 65.8 69.2
1968 66.6 69.1
1969 67.3 68.6
1970 68 68.7
1971 68.5 68.9
1972 68.9 68.8
1973 69.2 68.9
1974 69.4 68.7
1975 69.7 68.3
1976 69.9 68.1
1977 70.2 67.9
1978 70.5 67.8
1979 70.8 67.6
1980 71.1 67.5
1981 71.5 67.6
1982 71.9 68.1
1983 72.4 68
1984 72.9 67.6
1985 73.3 68.3
1986 73.8 70
1987 74.2 70.1
1988 74.6 69.9
1989 75 69.7
1990 72.9 69.3
1991 73.3 69
1992 75.7 67.8
1993 75.8 65
1994 75.7 63.8
1995 75.7 64
1996 75.6 65.4
1997 75.6 66.6
1998 75.6 66.9
1999 75.7 65.6
2000 75.9 65
2001 76 65
2002 76.2 64.7
2003 76.3 64.7
2004 76.4 65.1
2005 76.5 65.2
2006 76.6 66.5
2007 76.7 67.5
2008 76.9 67.9
2009 77.2 68.7
2010 77.5 68.2
2011 77.9 69.7
2012 78.2 70.1
2013 78.6 70.6
2014 78.9 70.8
2015 79.2 71.3
2016 79.5 71.9
2017 79.7 72.8
2018 79.9 72.9
2019 80 73.1
2020 78.2 71.2
2021 77.6 69.8
2022 78.8 72.5
2023 80.4 73.2
2024 80.6 73.3
2025 80.8 73.5

Kuwait and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Russia
Year Population
Kuwait Russia
1960 311,060 119,897,000
1961 345,945 121,236,000
1962 384,995 122,591,000
1963 427,694 123,960,000
1964 473,115 125,345,000
1965 521,174 126,745,000
1966 572,590 127,468,000
1967 628,089 128,196,000
1968 687,716 128,928,000
1969 749,452 129,664,000
1970 809,114 130,404,000
1971 865,076 131,155,000
1972 920,352 131,909,000
1973 977,654 132,669,000
1974 1,038,346 133,432,000
1975 1,104,863 134,200,000
1976 1,178,711 135,147,000
1977 1,258,023 136,100,000
1978 1,340,319 137,060,000
1979 1,423,514 138,027,000
1980 1,504,782 139,010,000
1981 1,583,426 139,941,000
1982 1,662,480 140,823,000
1983 1,744,295 141,668,000
1984 1,820,688 142,745,000
1985 1,894,242 143,858,000
1986 1,972,520 144,894,000
1987 2,052,994 145,908,000
1988 2,134,707 146,857,000
1989 2,217,468 147,721,000
1990 1,684,819 147,969,406
1991 1,351,399 148,394,216
1992 1,634,961 148,538,197
1993 1,672,151 148,458,777
1994 1,664,361 148,407,912
1995 1,681,513 148,375,787
1996 1,730,246 148,160,129
1997 1,787,683 147,915,361
1998 1,844,302 147,670,784
1999 1,900,030 147,214,776
2000 1,954,709 146,596,869
2001 2,008,121 145,976,482
2002 2,059,974 145,306,497
2003 2,109,881 144,648,618
2004 2,157,320 144,067,316
2005 2,236,788 143,518,814
2006 2,364,733 143,049,637
2007 2,507,887 142,805,114
2008 2,651,421 142,742,366
2009 2,795,484 142,785,348
2010 2,943,372 142,849,468
2011 3,132,814 143,018,195
2012 3,337,109 143,378,447
2013 3,507,844 143,805,638
2014 3,665,876 144,237,223
2015 3,834,574 144,640,716
2016 4,004,096 145,015,460
2017 4,154,812 145,293,260
2018 4,323,515 145,398,106
2019 4,442,316 145,453,291
2020 4,400,267 145,245,148
2021 4,360,865 144,746,762
2022 4,589,643 144,236,933
2023 4,853,420 143,826,130
2024 4,973,861 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Russia

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Russia
1960 7.22 2.52
1961 7.25 2.45
1962 7.25 2.36
1963 7.28 2.27
1964 7.29 2.18
1965 7.31 2.13
1966 7.34 2.1
1967 7.33 2.04
1968 7.28 1.99
1969 7.18 1.97
1970 7.03 1.99
1971 6.84 2.03
1972 6.64 2.04
1973 6.43 2.01
1974 6.23 2
1975 6.06 1.98
1976 5.9 1.97
1977 5.71 1.95
1978 5.52 1.92
1979 5.33 1.9
1980 5.18 1.89
1981 5.02 1.91
1982 4.85 2.04
1983 4.66 2.11
1984 4.45 2.06
1985 4.22 2.05
1986 4 2.15
1987 3.83 2.22
1988 3.7 2.12
1989 3.59 2.01
1990 3.49 1.89
1991 3.4 1.73
1992 3.35 1.55
1993 3.31 1.39
1994 3.27 1.4
1995 3.25 1.34
1996 3.22 1.27
1997 3.14 1.22
1998 3.04 1.23
1999 2.95 1.16
2000 2.89 1.2
2001 2.84 1.22
2002 2.8 1.29
2003 2.77 1.32
2004 2.76 1.34
2005 2.73 1.29
2006 2.59 1.31
2007 2.41 1.42
2008 2.27 1.5
2009 2.15 1.54
2010 2.04 1.57
2011 1.96 1.58
2012 1.99 1.69
2013 1.97 1.71
2014 2.06 1.75
2015 2.03 1.78
2016 2.06 1.76
2017 2.16 1.62
2018 2.12 1.58
2019 2.08 1.5
2020 2.03 1.51
2021 2.15 1.51
2022 1.55 1.42
2023 1.52 1.41

Kuwait and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Russia
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Russia
1960 22 27.1
1961 21.8 27.4
1962 21.5 27.7
1963 21 28.1
1964 20.7 28.3
1965 20.4 28.6
1966 20 28.9
1967 19.6 29.2
1968 19.2 29.8
1969 18.8 30.3
1970 18.5 30.7
1971 18.3 31
1972 18.3 31.1
1973 18.3 31.1
1974 18.4 30.9
1975 18.4 30.7
1976 18.7 30.6
1977 19.2 30.9
1978 19.6 31
1979 20.1 31.1
1980 20.5 31.3
1981 20.9 31.4
1982 21.3 31.6
1983 21.7 31.7
1984 22.1 31.8
1985 22.4 32
1986 22.7 32.2
1987 22.8 32.4
1988 23 32.6
1989 23.2 32.9
1990 23.4 33.2
1991 23.6 33.6
1992 23.8 33.9
1993 24.2 34.4
1994 25.1 34.7
1995 25.5 35
1996 25.5 35.3
1997 25.5 35.7
1998 25.5 36
1999 25.6 36.3
2000 25.9 36.6
2001 26.3 36.8
2002 26.8 36.9
2003 27.3 37
2004 27.9 37.2
2005 28.3 37.4
2006 28.5 37.6
2007 28.6 37.7
2008 28.8 37.8
2009 29.2 37.9
2010 29.6 38
2011 30.5 38.1
2012 31.5 38.3
2013 32.3 38.4
2014 33 38.6
2015 33.8 38.7
2016 34.7 38.8
2017 35.6 39
2018 36.4 39.2
2019 37.1 39.4
2020 37.7 39.7
2021 35.8 39.9
2022 34.4 40.1
2023 35.5 40.5
2024 35.8 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kuwait Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
79.3%
2024

Energy

Kuwait Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-283.1%
2022
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
16,571 kWh
2022
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.27%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kuwait Russia
% of world population
0.06%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
75.5%
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
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
99.9%
2021
English speaking
20%
2025
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Kuwait Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait Russia
% of world land
0.01%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
981,326 mi
2023

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