Kuwait vs Switzerland statistics compared

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 153rd vs. 131st).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Kuwait and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

Kuwait

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	Kuwait	Switzerland
1960	-	$10,412,232,621
1961	-	$11,713,348,834
1962	$1,828,107,503	$12,989,649,694
1963	$1,900,895,857	$14,283,872,299
1964	$2,071,668,533	$15,833,133,858
1965	$2,097,199,161	$16,780,226,225
1966	$2,391,199,044	$18,019,402,374
1967	$2,441,599,023	$19,397,044,714
1968	$2,662,798,935	$20,712,102,794
1969	$2,769,198,892	$22,442,043,274
1970	$2,873,638,851	$24,998,066,773
1971	$3,880,392,195	$30,040,171,751
1972	$4,450,537,925	$36,844,318,854
1973	$5,408,804,607	$49,550,006,320
1974	$13,006,948,296	$57,103,011,446
1975	$12,022,811,621	$65,466,081,819
1976	$13,132,252,802	$68,476,524,644
1977	$14,137,406,741	$73,135,771,167
1978	$15,503,557,496	$102,280,472,036
1979	$24,749,063,922	$114,970,094,425
1980	$28,638,868,356	$122,557,843,886
1981	$25,058,020,338	$112,244,805,519
1982	$21,577,153,356	$115,043,365,512
1983	$20,871,081,080	$114,634,358,535
1984	$21,700,082,753	$109,455,312,168
1985	$21,445,970,614	$110,980,314,192
1986	$17,903,989,745	$159,089,921,063
1987	$22,368,704,134	$199,236,370,038
1988	$20,690,322,153	$215,540,625,299
1989	$24,313,855,653	$208,105,846,934
1990	$18,427,777,778	$265,763,573,999
1991	$11,009,993,703	$268,901,693,863
1992	$19,858,555,215	$279,921,425,828
1993	$23,941,391,391	$272,237,527,071
1994	$24,848,483,838	$301,375,055,202
1995	$27,186,980,647	$352,835,806,342
1996	$31,492,373,309	$340,103,959,547
1997	$30,350,190,704	$294,788,198,856
1998	$25,943,705,784	$303,459,014,347
1999	$30,122,365,849	$297,873,643,323
2000	$37,718,743,480	$279,216,033,870
2001	$34,889,559,870	$286,582,672,434
2002	$38,135,788,414	$309,301,422,430
2003	$47,874,582,232	$362,075,086,508
2004	$59,439,090,601	$403,912,891,033
2005	$80,798,630,137	$418,284,865,885
2006	$101,557,330,723	$441,634,672,197
2007	$114,634,043,362	$490,740,715,595
2008	$147,379,737,230	$567,267,767,519
2009	$105,968,691,905	$554,212,916,092
2010	$115,416,245,238	$598,851,027,948
2011	$154,039,231,299	$715,888,126,682
2012	$174,047,662,555	$686,420,221,558
2013	$174,168,116,687	$706,234,937,371
2014	$162,650,450,785	$726,537,809,430
2015	$114,585,555,831	$694,118,186,380
2016	$109,406,674,088	$687,895,460,903
2017	$120,687,539,676	$695,200,834,102
2018	$138,646,316,322	$725,568,717,468
2019	$140,856,394,870	$721,369,112,727
2020	$111,045,470,461	$741,999,406,006
2021	$148,350,671,614	$815,309,330,987
2022	$183,502,046,669	$828,508,926,958
2023	$165,384,407,267	$894,424,821,645
2024	$160,227,273,001	$936,564,198,049

Kuwait and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

Kuwait

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Kuwait	Switzerland
1960	-	$1,954
1961	-	$2,155
1962	$4,748	$2,330
1963	$4,445	$2,508
1964	$4,379	$2,735
1965	$4,024	$2,865
1966	$4,176	$3,045
1967	$3,887	$3,237
1968	$3,872	$3,413
1969	$3,695	$3,657
1970	$3,552	$4,044
1971	$4,486	$4,835
1972	$4,836	$5,885
1973	$5,532	$7,856
1974	$12,527	$9,005
1975	$10,882	$10,328
1976	$11,141	$10,865
1977	$11,238	$11,644
1978	$11,567	$16,282
1979	$17,386	$18,266
1980	$19,032	$19,394
1981	$15,825	$17,665
1982	$12,979	$18,000
1983	$11,965	$17,859
1984	$11,919	$16,991
1985	$11,322	$17,152
1986	$9,077	$24,460
1987	$10,896	$30,441
1988	$9,692	$32,690
1989	$10,965	$31,309
1990	$10,938	$39,575
1991	$8,147	$39,544
1992	$12,146	$40,714
1993	$14,318	$39,237
1994	$14,930	$43,092
1995	$16,168	$50,114
1996	$18,201	$48,093
1997	$16,977	$41,584
1998	$14,067	$42,681
1999	$15,854	$41,696
2000	$19,296	$38,865
2001	$17,374	$39,639
2002	$18,513	$42,459
2003	$22,691	$49,336
2004	$27,552	$54,659
2005	$36,123	$56,243
2006	$42,947	$59,011
2007	$45,709	$64,989
2008	$55,585	$74,175
2009	$37,907	$71,568
2010	$39,212	$76,531
2011	$49,170	$90,477
2012	$52,155	$85,836
2013	$49,651	$87,304
2014	$44,369	$88,725
2015	$29,882	$83,806
2016	$27,324	$82,153
2017	$29,048	$82,254
2018	$32,068	$85,217
2019	$31,708	$84,122
2020	$25,236	$85,898
2021	$34,019	$93,665
2022	$39,982	$94,395
2023	$34,076	$100,632
2024	$32,214	$103,670

Kuwait vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Kuwait

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Kuwait	Switzerland
1950	49.7	68.9
1951	50.6	68.7
1952	51.4	69.6
1953	52.3	69.5
1954	53.1	70
1955	54	70.1
1956	54.9	70.2
1957	55.9	70.5
1958	56.9	71.3
1959	57.9	71.5
1960	58.9	71.4
1961	60	71.7
1962	61	71.3
1963	62	71.3
1964	63	72.2
1965	63.9	72.3
1966	64.9	72.4
1967	65.8	72.7
1968	66.6	72.7
1969	67.3	72.7
1970	68	73.1
1971	68.5	73.2
1972	68.9	73.8
1973	69.2	74.1
1974	69.4	74.4
1975	69.7	74.8
1976	69.9	74.9
1977	70.2	75.4
1978	70.5	75.3
1979	70.8	75.6
1980	71.1	75.6
1981	71.5	75.8
1982	71.9	76.2
1983	72.4	76.2
1984	72.9	76.8
1985	73.3	76.9
1986	73.8	77
1987	74.2	77.3
1988	74.6	77.4
1989	75	77.6
1990	72.9	77.4
1991	73.3	77.6
1992	75.7	77.9
1993	75.8	78.2
1994	75.7	78.5
1995	75.7	78.6
1996	75.6	79
1997	75.6	79.2
1998	75.6	79.5
1999	75.7	79.7
2000	75.9	79.8
2001	76	80.3
2002	76.2	80.4
2003	76.3	80.5
2004	76.4	81.1
2005	76.5	81.2
2006	76.6	81.5
2007	76.7	81.7
2008	76.9	82
2009	77.2	82
2010	77.5	82.3
2011	77.9	82.6
2012	78.2	82.6
2013	78.6	82.7
2014	78.9	83.1
2015	79.2	82.8
2016	79.5	83.4
2017	79.7	83.4
2018	79.9	83.6
2019	80	83.8
2020	78.2	83.1
2021	77.6	83.6
2022	78.8	83.2
2023	80.4	84
2024	80.6	84.1
2025	80.8	84.2

Kuwait and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

Kuwait

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	Kuwait	Switzerland
1960	311,060	5,327,827
1961	345,945	5,434,294
1962	384,995	5,573,815
1963	427,694	5,694,247
1964	473,115	5,789,228
1965	521,174	5,856,472
1966	572,590	5,918,002
1967	628,089	5,991,785
1968	687,716	6,067,714
1969	749,452	6,136,387
1970	809,114	6,180,877
1971	865,076	6,213,399
1972	920,352	6,260,956
1973	977,654	6,307,347
1974	1,038,346	6,341,405
1975	1,104,863	6,338,632
1976	1,178,711	6,302,504
1977	1,258,023	6,281,174
1978	1,340,319	6,281,738
1979	1,423,514	6,294,365
1980	1,504,782	6,319,408
1981	1,583,426	6,354,074
1982	1,662,480	6,391,309
1983	1,744,295	6,418,773
1984	1,820,688	6,441,865
1985	1,894,242	6,470,365
1986	1,972,520	6,504,124
1987	2,052,994	6,545,106
1988	2,134,707	6,593,386
1989	2,217,468	6,646,912
1990	1,684,819	6,715,519
1991	1,351,399	6,799,978
1992	1,634,961	6,875,364
1993	1,672,151	6,938,265
1994	1,664,361	6,993,795
1995	1,681,513	7,040,687
1996	1,730,246	7,071,850
1997	1,787,683	7,088,906
1998	1,844,302	7,110,001
1999	1,900,030	7,143,991
2000	1,954,709	7,184,250
2001	2,008,121	7,229,854
2002	2,059,974	7,284,753
2003	2,109,881	7,339,001
2004	2,157,320	7,389,625
2005	2,236,788	7,437,115
2006	2,364,733	7,483,934
2007	2,507,887	7,551,117
2008	2,651,421	7,647,675
2009	2,795,484	7,743,831
2010	2,943,372	7,824,909
2011	3,132,814	7,912,398
2012	3,337,109	7,996,861
2013	3,507,844	8,089,346
2014	3,665,876	8,188,649
2015	3,834,574	8,282,396
2016	4,004,096	8,373,338
2017	4,154,812	8,451,840
2018	4,323,515	8,514,329
2019	4,442,316	8,575,280
2020	4,400,267	8,638,167
2021	4,360,865	8,704,546
2022	4,589,643	8,777,088
2023	4,853,420	8,888,093
2024	4,973,861	9,034,102

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Switzerland

Fertility rate

Kuwait

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kuwait	Switzerland
1960	7.22	2.44
1961	7.25	2.52
1962	7.25	2.58
1963	7.28	2.65
1964	7.29	2.66
1965	7.31	2.59
1966	7.34	2.5
1967	7.33	2.39
1968	7.28	2.29
1969	7.18	2.19
1970	7.03	2.1
1971	6.84	2.04
1972	6.64	1.91
1973	6.43	1.81
1974	6.23	1.73
1975	6.06	1.61
1976	5.9	1.55
1977	5.71	1.53
1978	5.52	1.51
1979	5.33	1.52
1980	5.18	1.55
1981	5.02	1.55
1982	4.85	1.56
1983	4.66	1.52
1984	4.45	1.53
1985	4.22	1.52
1986	4	1.53
1987	3.83	1.52
1988	3.7	1.57
1989	3.59	1.56
1990	3.49	1.58
1991	3.4	1.58
1992	3.35	1.58
1993	3.31	1.51
1994	3.27	1.49
1995	3.25	1.48
1996	3.22	1.5
1997	3.14	1.48
1998	3.04	1.47
1999	2.95	1.48
2000	2.89	1.5
2001	2.84	1.38
2002	2.8	1.39
2003	2.77	1.39
2004	2.76	1.42
2005	2.73	1.42
2006	2.59	1.44
2007	2.41	1.46
2008	2.27	1.48
2009	2.15	1.5
2010	2.04	1.52
2011	1.96	1.52
2012	1.99	1.52
2013	1.97	1.52
2014	2.06	1.54
2015	2.03	1.54
2016	2.06	1.54
2017	2.16	1.52
2018	2.12	1.52
2019	2.08	1.48
2020	2.03	1.46
2021	2.15	1.52
2022	1.55	1.39
2023	1.52	1.33

Kuwait and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

Kuwait

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Kuwait	Switzerland
1960	22	32.6
1961	21.8	32.4
1962	21.5	32
1963	21	31.7
1964	20.7	31.5
1965	20.4	31.6
1966	20	31.6
1967	19.6	31.6
1968	19.2	31.7
1969	18.8	31.7
1970	18.5	32
1971	18.3	32.2
1972	18.3	32.3
1973	18.3	32.5
1974	18.4	32.7
1975	18.4	33.1
1976	18.7	33.5
1977	19.2	33.8
1978	19.6	34.2
1979	20.1	34.5
1980	20.5	34.8
1981	20.9	35
1982	21.3	35.3
1983	21.7	35.6
1984	22.1	35.9
1985	22.4	36.1
1986	22.7	36.3
1987	22.8	36.5
1988	23	36.7
1989	23.2	36.8
1990	23.4	36.9
1991	23.6	36.9
1992	23.8	36.9
1993	24.2	37
1994	25.1	37.1
1995	25.5	37.3
1996	25.5	37.6
1997	25.5	37.9
1998	25.5	38.2
1999	25.6	38.4
2000	25.9	38.7
2001	26.3	39
2002	26.8	39.3
2003	27.3	39.6
2004	27.9	39.9
2005	28.3	40.3
2006	28.5	40.6
2007	28.6	40.9
2008	28.8	41.1
2009	29.2	41.3
2010	29.6	41.5
2011	30.5	41.6
2012	31.5	41.8
2013	32.3	42
2014	33	42.1
2015	33.8	42.2
2016	34.7	42.3
2017	35.6	42.4
2018	36.4	42.5
2019	37.1	42.6
2020	37.7	42.7
2021	35.8	42.8
2022	34.4	43
2023	35.5	43.4
2024	35.8	43.7

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