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Kuwait vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 153rd vs. 181st).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Seychelles
Population
5128257
125181
Population rank 127/197 181/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 59/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 143/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Kuwait and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Seychelles
Year GDP
Kuwait Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 $1,828,107,503 $12,642,026
1963 $1,900,895,857 $13,923,029
1964 $2,071,668,533 $15,393,032
1965 $2,097,199,161 $15,603,032
1966 $2,391,199,044 $16,443,034
1967 $2,441,599,023 $16,632,032
1968 $2,662,798,935 $16,074,028
1969 $2,769,198,892 $16,452,028
1970 $2,873,638,851 $18,432,032
1971 $3,880,392,195 $21,965,951
1972 $4,450,537,925 $30,645,123
1973 $5,408,804,607 $36,896,280
1974 $13,006,948,296 $43,134,496
1975 $12,022,811,621 $47,803,146
1976 $13,132,252,802 $49,278,982
1977 $14,137,406,741 $64,526,401
1978 $15,503,557,496 $85,552,366
1979 $24,749,063,922 $127,261,099
1980 $28,638,868,356 $156,783,830
1981 $25,058,020,338 $163,750,728
1982 $21,577,153,356 $157,211,790
1983 $20,871,081,080 $156,098,237
1984 $21,700,082,753 $160,992,921
1985 $21,445,970,614 $179,691,483
1986 $17,903,989,745 $221,147,061
1987 $22,368,704,134 $265,212,957
1988 $20,690,322,153 $301,985,618
1989 $24,313,855,653 $324,333,367
1990 $18,427,777,778 $392,163,561
1991 $11,009,993,703 $398,307,170
1992 $19,858,555,215 $461,409,399
1993 $23,941,391,391 $504,230,621
1994 $24,848,483,838 $517,570,058
1995 $27,186,980,647 $540,733,048
1996 $31,492,373,309 $535,250,347
1997 $30,350,190,704 $598,966,982
1998 $25,943,705,784 $647,287,376
1999 $30,122,365,849 $662,838,615
2000 $37,718,743,480 $654,212,394
2001 $34,889,559,870 $662,064,156
2002 $38,135,788,414 $742,134,838
2003 $47,874,582,232 $750,847,230
2004 $59,439,090,601 $893,012,218
2005 $80,798,630,137 $977,899,382
2006 $101,557,330,723 $1,081,441,283
2007 $114,634,043,362 $1,077,308,814
2008 $147,379,737,230 $979,597,394
2009 $105,968,691,905 $850,901,620
2010 $115,416,245,238 $981,616,542
2011 $154,039,231,299 $1,058,918,707
2012 $174,047,662,555 $1,089,407,839
2013 $174,168,116,687 $1,333,160,407
2014 $162,650,450,785 $1,387,577,870
2015 $114,585,555,831 $1,432,403,352
2016 $109,406,674,088 $1,568,513,348
2017 $120,687,539,676 $1,675,370,641
2018 $138,646,316,322 $1,784,313,927
2019 $140,856,394,870 $1,868,690,097
2020 $111,045,470,461 $1,382,551,752
2021 $148,350,671,614 $1,487,173,795
2022 $183,502,046,669 $2,018,346,589
2023 $165,384,407,267 $2,187,379,755
2024 $160,227,273,001 $2,167,239,562

Kuwait and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 $4,748 $287
1963 $4,445 $308
1964 $4,379 $332
1965 $4,024 $328
1966 $4,176 $338
1967 $3,887 $333
1968 $3,872 $314
1969 $3,695 $314
1970 $3,552 $344
1971 $4,486 $402
1972 $4,836 $547
1973 $5,532 $649
1974 $12,527 $745
1975 $10,882 $806
1976 $11,141 $814
1977 $11,238 $1,044
1978 $11,567 $1,377
1979 $17,386 $2,030
1980 $19,032 $2,478
1981 $15,825 $2,557
1982 $12,979 $2,441
1983 $11,965 $2,426
1984 $11,919 $2,488
1985 $11,322 $2,754
1986 $9,077 $3,368
1987 $10,896 $3,872
1988 $9,692 $4,392
1989 $10,965 $4,689
1990 $10,938 $5,642
1991 $8,147 $5,655
1992 $12,146 $6,520
1993 $14,318 $6,979
1994 $14,930 $6,975
1995 $16,168 $7,181
1996 $18,201 $7,004
1997 $16,977 $7,747
1998 $14,067 $8,210
1999 $15,854 $8,243
2000 $19,296 $8,064
2001 $17,374 $8,153
2002 $18,513 $8,864
2003 $22,691 $9,070
2004 $27,552 $10,828
2005 $36,123 $11,802
2006 $42,947 $12,783
2007 $45,709 $12,669
2008 $55,585 $11,265
2009 $37,907 $9,747
2010 $39,212 $10,935
2011 $49,170 $12,110
2012 $52,155 $12,337
2013 $49,651 $14,821
2014 $44,369 $15,188
2015 $29,882 $15,333
2016 $27,324 $16,567
2017 $29,048 $17,480
2018 $32,068 $18,440
2019 $31,708 $19,142
2020 $25,236 $14,041
2021 $34,019 $14,983
2022 $39,982 $16,837
2023 $34,076 $18,263
2024 $32,214 $17,859

Kuwait vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Seychelles
1950 49.7 57.8
1951 50.6 58
1952 51.4 58.4
1953 52.3 58.7
1954 53.1 59
1955 54 59.4
1956 54.9 59.8
1957 55.9 60.2
1958 56.9 60.4
1959 57.9 60.4
1960 58.9 60.5
1961 60 60.6
1962 61 60.7
1963 62 60.9
1964 63 61.2
1965 63.9 61.4
1966 64.9 61.7
1967 65.8 62.1
1968 66.6 62.6
1969 67.3 63.3
1970 68 64
1971 68.5 64.6
1972 68.9 65.3
1973 69.2 65.9
1974 69.4 66.4
1975 69.7 66.8
1976 69.9 67.2
1977 70.2 67.6
1978 70.5 67.9
1979 70.8 68.2
1980 71.1 68.5
1981 71.5 68.7
1982 71.9 69
1983 72.4 69.3
1984 72.9 69.5
1985 73.3 69.6
1986 73.8 69.8
1987 74.2 69.9
1988 74.6 70
1989 75 70.1
1990 72.9 70.2
1991 73.3 70.3
1992 75.7 70.3
1993 75.8 70.4
1994 75.7 70.5
1995 75.7 70.6
1996 75.6 70.8
1997 75.6 70.8
1998 75.6 71.1
1999 75.7 71.2
2000 75.9 71.3
2001 76 71.4
2002 76.2 71.5
2003 76.3 71.7
2004 76.4 71.7
2005 76.5 71.9
2006 76.6 72
2007 76.7 72.2
2008 76.9 72.3
2009 77.2 72.4
2010 77.5 72.5
2011 77.9 72.5
2012 78.2 72.5
2013 78.6 72.4
2014 78.9 72.4
2015 79.2 72.3
2016 79.5 72.2
2017 79.7 72.2
2018 79.9 72.2
2019 80 72.1
2020 78.2 74.1
2021 77.6 71.2
2022 78.8 71.2
2023 80.4 72.9
2024 80.6 73
2025 80.8 73.1

Kuwait and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Seychelles
Year Population
Kuwait Seychelles
1960 311,060 41,700
1961 345,945 42,889
1962 384,995 44,042
1963 427,694 45,176
1964 473,115 46,322
1965 521,174 47,500
1966 572,590 48,699
1967 628,089 49,911
1968 687,716 51,134
1969 749,452 52,365
1970 809,114 53,600
1971 865,076 54,695
1972 920,352 56,029
1973 977,654 56,892
1974 1,038,346 57,937
1975 1,104,863 59,292
1976 1,178,711 60,504
1977 1,258,023 61,786
1978 1,340,319 62,150
1979 1,423,514 62,686
1980 1,504,782 63,261
1981 1,583,426 64,035
1982 1,662,480 64,413
1983 1,744,295 64,335
1984 1,820,688 64,717
1985 1,894,242 65,244
1986 1,972,520 65,652
1987 2,052,994 68,499
1988 2,134,707 68,755
1989 2,217,468 69,167
1990 1,684,819 69,507
1991 1,351,399 70,439
1992 1,634,961 70,763
1993 1,672,151 72,253
1994 1,664,361 74,205
1995 1,681,513 75,304
1996 1,730,246 76,417
1997 1,787,683 77,319
1998 1,844,302 78,846
1999 1,900,030 80,410
2000 1,954,709 81,131
2001 2,008,121 81,202
2002 2,059,974 83,723
2003 2,109,881 82,781
2004 2,157,320 82,475
2005 2,236,788 82,858
2006 2,364,733 84,600
2007 2,507,887 85,033
2008 2,651,421 86,956
2009 2,795,484 87,298
2010 2,943,372 89,770
2011 3,132,814 87,441
2012 3,337,109 88,303
2013 3,507,844 89,949
2014 3,665,876 91,359
2015 3,834,574 93,419
2016 4,004,096 94,677
2017 4,154,812 95,843
2018 4,323,515 96,762
2019 4,442,316 97,625
2020 4,400,267 98,462
2021 4,360,865 99,258
2022 4,589,643 119,878
2023 4,853,420 119,773
2024 4,973,861 121,354

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Seychelles
1960 7.22 5.31
1961 7.25 5.42
1962 7.25 5.51
1963 7.28 5.61
1964 7.29 5.69
1965 7.31 5.72
1966 7.34 6.13
1967 7.33 5.9
1968 7.28 5.61
1969 7.18 5.48
1970 7.03 5.31
1971 6.84 5.69
1972 6.64 5.16
1973 6.43 4.78
1974 6.23 5.1
1975 6.06 4.75
1976 5.9 4.09
1977 5.71 3.75
1978 5.52 3.92
1979 5.33 3.66
1980 5.18 3.79
1981 5.02 3.67
1982 4.85 3.13
1983 4.66 3.22
1984 4.45 3.24
1985 4.22 3.09
1986 4 3.07
1987 3.83 2.92
1988 3.7 2.79
1989 3.59 2.67
1990 3.49 2.61
1991 3.4 2.69
1992 3.35 2.53
1993 3.31 2.58
1994 3.27 2.6
1995 3.25 2.36
1996 3.22 2.31
1997 3.14 2.1
1998 3.04 2.04
1999 2.95 2.04
2000 2.89 2.08
2001 2.84 1.98
2002 2.8 2.04
2003 2.77 2.06
2004 2.76 2.01
2005 2.73 2.2
2006 2.59 2.11
2007 2.41 2.24
2008 2.27 2.33
2009 2.15 2.38
2010 2.04 2.16
2011 1.96 2.33
2012 1.99 2.37
2013 1.97 2.26
2014 2.06 2.25
2015 2.03 2.31
2016 2.06 2.39
2017 2.16 2.41
2018 2.12 2.41
2019 2.08 2.36
2020 2.03 2.29
2021 2.15 2.46
2022 1.55 2.01
2023 1.52 2.02

Kuwait and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Seychelles
1960 22 21.9
1961 21.8 21.6
1962 21.5 21.3
1963 21 21
1964 20.7 20.6
1965 20.4 20.2
1966 20 19.8
1967 19.6 19.4
1968 19.2 19
1969 18.8 18.7
1970 18.5 18.5
1971 18.3 18.4
1972 18.3 18.5
1973 18.3 18.6
1974 18.4 18.7
1975 18.4 18.9
1976 18.7 19
1977 19.2 19.3
1978 19.6 19.6
1979 20.1 19.9
1980 20.5 20.4
1981 20.9 20.7
1982 21.3 21.1
1983 21.7 21.4
1984 22.1 21.7
1985 22.4 22
1986 22.7 22.3
1987 22.8 22.5
1988 23 22.9
1989 23.2 23.3
1990 23.4 23.6
1991 23.6 24
1992 23.8 24.5
1993 24.2 24.8
1994 25.1 25.2
1995 25.5 25.4
1996 25.5 25.7
1997 25.5 26.1
1998 25.5 26.4
1999 25.6 26.8
2000 25.9 27.3
2001 26.3 27.7
2002 26.8 28.1
2003 27.3 28.5
2004 27.9 28.9
2005 28.3 29.3
2006 28.5 29.6
2007 28.6 30
2008 28.8 30.4
2009 29.2 30.8
2010 29.6 31.2
2011 30.5 31.4
2012 31.5 31.5
2013 32.3 31.6
2014 33 31.8
2015 33.8 32.1
2016 34.7 32.3
2017 35.6 32.6
2018 36.4 32.9
2019 37.1 33.2
2020 37.7 33.6
2021 35.8 34
2022 34.4 34.4
2023 35.5 34.7
2024 35.8 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kuwait Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kuwait Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
1.9%
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
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kuwait Seychelles
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
96.2%
2020
English speaking
20%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Kuwait Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
3.82
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait Seychelles
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
327 mi
2015

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