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Kuwait vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 153rd vs. 93rd).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Tajikistan
Population
5128257
10940854
Population rank 127/197 88/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 59/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$5,406
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 143/185 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

Kuwait and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Tajikistan
Year GDP
Kuwait Tajikistan
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 $2,629,395,066
1991 $11,009,993,703 $2,536,585,366
1992 $19,858,555,215 $1,908,554,572
1993 $23,941,391,391 $1,646,623,195
1994 $24,848,483,838 $1,522,001,206
1995 $27,186,980,647 $1,231,561,860
1996 $31,492,373,309 $1,043,654,822
1997 $30,350,190,704 $921,518,033
1998 $25,943,705,784 $1,320,199,582
1999 $30,122,365,849 $1,086,612,290
2000 $37,718,743,480 $860,541,842
2001 $34,889,559,870 $1,080,772,551
2002 $38,135,788,414 $1,221,106,220
2003 $47,874,582,232 $1,555,318,261
2004 $59,439,090,601 $2,076,176,869
2005 $80,798,630,137 $2,312,352,021
2006 $101,557,330,723 $2,830,213,849
2007 $114,634,043,362 $3,719,524,541
2008 $147,379,737,230 $5,161,299,725
2009 $105,968,691,905 $4,979,472,364
2010 $115,416,245,238 $5,642,221,099
2011 $154,039,231,299 $6,522,756,255
2012 $174,047,662,555 $7,633,036,903
2013 $174,168,116,687 $8,448,411,318
2014 $162,650,450,785 $9,112,605,459
2015 $114,585,555,831 $8,271,431,485
2016 $109,406,674,088 $6,992,416,097
2017 $120,687,539,676 $7,536,402,853
2018 $138,646,316,322 $7,764,999,999
2019 $140,856,394,870 $8,300,813,599
2020 $111,045,470,461 $8,133,963,551
2021 $148,350,671,614 $8,937,805,347
2022 $183,502,046,669 $10,713,525,200
2023 $165,384,407,267 $12,244,169,293
2024 $160,227,273,001 $14,204,575,549

Kuwait and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Tajikistan
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 $487
1991 $8,147 $458
1992 $12,146 $338
1993 $14,318 $287.6
1994 $14,930 $261.3
1995 $16,168 $207
1996 $18,201 $172
1997 $16,977 $150.1
1998 $14,067 $213.7
1999 $15,854 $175
2000 $19,296 $136.9
2001 $17,374 $168.7
2002 $18,513 $187
2003 $22,691 $233.6
2004 $27,552 $306
2005 $36,123 $334
2006 $42,947 $401
2007 $45,709 $517
2008 $55,585 $703
2009 $37,907 $665
2010 $39,212 $737
2011 $49,170 $834
2012 $52,155 $952
2013 $49,651 $1,028
2014 $44,369 $1,082
2015 $29,882 $957
2016 $27,324 $789
2017 $29,048 $829
2018 $32,068 $834
2019 $31,708 $871
2020 $25,236 $834
2021 $34,019 $897
2022 $39,982 $1,052
2023 $34,076 $1,178
2024 $32,214 $1,341

Kuwait vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Tajikistan
1950 49.7 49.3
1951 50.6 49.6
1952 51.4 49.9
1953 52.3 50.2
1954 53.1 50.5
1955 54 50.8
1956 54.9 51.1
1957 55.9 51.4
1958 56.9 51.8
1959 57.9 52.2
1960 58.9 52.5
1961 60 52.9
1962 61 53.4
1963 62 53.8
1964 63 54.2
1965 63.9 54.7
1966 64.9 55.1
1967 65.8 55.5
1968 66.6 55.9
1969 67.3 56.3
1970 68 56.6
1971 68.5 56.9
1972 68.9 57.2
1973 69.2 57.4
1974 69.4 57.7
1975 69.7 57.9
1976 69.9 58.1
1977 70.2 58.2
1978 70.5 58.4
1979 70.8 58.5
1980 71.1 58.6
1981 71.5 58.8
1982 71.9 60.2
1983 72.4 60.5
1984 72.9 60.7
1985 73.3 61
1986 73.8 61.8
1987 74.2 61.6
1988 74.6 61.8
1989 75 61.7
1990 72.9 61.6
1991 73.3 61.7
1992 75.7 57.1
1993 75.8 55.5
1994 75.7 60.1
1995 75.7 61.4
1996 75.6 60.8
1997 75.6 61.9
1998 75.6 62.4
1999 75.7 63.1
2000 75.9 63.5
2001 76 64.2
2002 76.2 64.9
2003 76.3 65.9
2004 76.4 66.6
2005 76.5 66.5
2006 76.6 67
2007 76.7 67.4
2008 76.9 67.9
2009 77.2 68.2
2010 77.5 68.4
2011 77.9 68.7
2012 78.2 69.1
2013 78.6 69.6
2014 78.9 69.7
2015 79.2 69.7
2016 79.5 70
2017 79.7 70.5
2018 79.9 70.7
2019 80 71
2020 78.2 68.6
2021 77.6 69.6
2022 78.8 71.6
2023 80.4 71.8
2024 80.6 71.9
2025 80.8 72.1

Kuwait and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Tajikistan
Year Population
Kuwait Tajikistan
1960 311,060 2,112,131
1961 345,945 2,181,805
1962 384,995 2,255,026
1963 427,694 2,331,736
1964 473,115 2,411,260
1965 521,174 2,492,998
1966 572,590 2,577,184
1967 628,089 2,664,130
1968 687,716 2,753,848
1969 749,452 2,845,273
1970 809,114 2,936,779
1971 865,076 3,028,837
1972 920,352 3,123,691
1973 977,654 3,222,290
1974 1,038,346 3,324,499
1975 1,104,863 3,430,425
1976 1,178,711 3,540,076
1977 1,258,023 3,653,265
1978 1,340,319 3,768,508
1979 1,423,514 3,882,691
1980 1,504,782 3,995,256
1981 1,583,426 4,109,022
1982 1,662,480 4,227,171
1983 1,744,295 4,350,874
1984 1,820,688 4,480,026
1985 1,894,242 4,619,003
1986 1,972,520 4,772,139
1987 2,052,994 4,939,059
1988 2,134,707 5,114,989
1989 2,217,468 5,267,249
1990 1,684,819 5,398,768
1991 1,351,399 5,541,205
1992 1,634,961 5,649,400
1993 1,672,151 5,724,993
1994 1,664,361 5,825,368
1995 1,681,513 5,948,584
1996 1,730,246 6,066,523
1997 1,787,683 6,139,829
1998 1,844,302 6,176,397
1999 1,900,030 6,208,370
2000 1,954,709 6,284,735
2001 2,008,121 6,407,377
2002 2,059,974 6,531,669
2003 2,109,881 6,658,575
2004 2,157,320 6,790,547
2005 2,236,788 6,924,720
2006 2,364,733 7,057,566
2007 2,507,887 7,194,477
2008 2,651,421 7,338,403
2009 2,795,484 7,490,230
2010 2,943,372 7,652,141
2011 3,132,814 7,824,785
2012 3,337,109 8,014,084
2013 3,507,844 8,216,724
2014 3,665,876 8,425,552
2015 3,834,574 8,643,840
2016 4,004,096 8,865,631
2017 4,154,812 9,085,946
2018 4,323,515 9,307,333
2019 4,442,316 9,529,966
2020 4,400,267 9,749,310
2021 4,360,865 9,966,908
2022 4,589,643 10,182,222
2023 4,853,420 10,389,799
2024 4,973,861 10,590,927

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Tajikistan
1960 7.22 6.24
1961 7.25 6.35
1962 7.25 6.48
1963 7.28 6.62
1964 7.29 6.68
1965 7.31 6.74
1966 7.34 6.82
1967 7.33 6.89
1968 7.28 6.91
1969 7.18 6.91
1970 7.03 6.91
1971 6.84 6.91
1972 6.64 6.89
1973 6.43 6.84
1974 6.23 6.77
1975 6.06 6.69
1976 5.9 6.6
1977 5.71 6.49
1978 5.52 6.4
1979 5.33 6.31
1980 5.18 6.21
1981 5.02 6.12
1982 4.85 6.03
1983 4.66 5.98
1984 4.45 5.96
1985 4.22 5.94
1986 4 5.91
1987 3.83 5.84
1988 3.7 5.75
1989 3.59 5.61
1990 3.49 5.46
1991 3.4 5.28
1992 3.35 5.06
1993 3.31 4.92
1994 3.27 4.79
1995 3.25 4.66
1996 3.22 3.94
1997 3.14 4.06
1998 3.04 4.07
1999 2.95 3.85
2000 2.89 3.49
2001 2.84 3.49
2002 2.8 3.47
2003 2.77 3.42
2004 2.76 3.51
2005 2.73 3.4
2006 2.59 3.34
2007 2.41 3.37
2008 2.27 3.39
2009 2.15 3.43
2010 2.04 3.46
2011 1.96 3.46
2012 1.99 3.42
2013 1.97 3.43
2014 2.06 3.46
2015 2.03 3.46
2016 2.06 3.38
2017 2.16 3.29
2018 2.12 3.29
2019 2.08 3.28
2020 2.03 3.21
2021 2.15 3.17
2022 1.55 3.13
2023 1.52 3.07

Kuwait and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Tajikistan
1960 22 21.6
1961 21.8 21.4
1962 21.5 20.9
1963 21 20.4
1964 20.7 19.6
1965 20.4 18.9
1966 20 18.4
1967 19.6 18.1
1968 19.2 17.9
1969 18.8 17.8
1970 18.5 17.8
1971 18.3 17.8
1972 18.3 17.8
1973 18.3 17.8
1974 18.4 17.8
1975 18.4 17.9
1976 18.7 17.9
1977 19.2 18
1978 19.6 18
1979 20.1 18.1
1980 20.5 18.1
1981 20.9 18.1
1982 21.3 18.2
1983 21.7 18.2
1984 22.1 18.2
1985 22.4 18.2
1986 22.7 18.3
1987 22.8 18.3
1988 23 18.3
1989 23.2 18.2
1990 23.4 18.1
1991 23.6 18
1992 23.8 17.9
1993 24.2 17.8
1994 25.1 17.7
1995 25.5 17.7
1996 25.5 17.7
1997 25.5 17.9
1998 25.5 18
1999 25.6 18.2
2000 25.9 18.5
2001 26.3 18.7
2002 26.8 18.9
2003 27.3 19.2
2004 27.9 19.4
2005 28.3 19.6
2006 28.5 19.8
2007 28.6 20.1
2008 28.8 20.4
2009 29.2 20.6
2010 29.6 20.8
2011 30.5 21
2012 31.5 21.2
2013 32.3 21.4
2014 33 21.6
2015 33.8 21.7
2016 34.7 21.9
2017 35.6 22
2018 36.4 22.2
2019 37.1 22.3
2020 37.7 22.5
2021 35.8 22.6
2022 34.4 22.7
2023 35.5 22.9
2024 35.8 23

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Finance

Kuwait Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2024
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
7.27%
2020
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
54.5%
2024

Energy

Kuwait Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-283.1%
2022
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
16,571 kWh
2022
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.27%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kuwait Tajikistan
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
28.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
19
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
99.7%
2010
English speaking
20%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
56.8%
2023

Health

Kuwait Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait Tajikistan
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
18,641 mi
2018

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