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Kuwait vs Ukraine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 37.9M in Ukraine (ranked 41/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 223,708 sq mi for Ukraine (ranked 153rd vs. 46th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Ukraine ranks 57/197 ($191B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Ukraine ranks 118/197 ($5,038).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Ukraine
Population
5128257
39426577
Population rank 127/197 40/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$191B
2024
GDP rank 59/197 57/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$5,038
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 118/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$18,550
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$171B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
110%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$4,526
2024
Government debt per person rank 143/185 85/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$5,178
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
223,708 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
169.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
0.98
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
43.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Kuwait and Ukraine: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Ukraine economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Ukraine
Year GDP
Kuwait Ukraine
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 $64,087,694,038
1988 $20,690,322,153 $74,703,517,903
1989 $24,313,855,653 $82,709,161,099
1990 $18,427,777,778 $81,393,558,423
1991 $11,009,993,703 $77,350,733,982
1992 $19,858,555,215 $73,945,908,384
1993 $23,941,391,391 $65,648,559,903
1994 $24,848,483,838 $52,549,580,265
1995 $27,186,980,647 $48,213,856,469
1996 $31,492,373,309 $44,558,831,005
1997 $30,350,190,704 $50,151,531,592
1998 $25,943,705,784 $41,882,523,345
1999 $30,122,365,849 $31,580,639,554
2000 $37,718,743,480 $32,375,083,935
2001 $34,889,559,870 $39,309,580,983
2002 $38,135,788,414 $43,956,163,612
2003 $47,874,582,232 $52,010,355,753
2004 $59,439,090,601 $67,220,154,164
2005 $80,798,630,137 $89,238,865,119
2006 $101,557,330,723 $111,884,752,475
2007 $114,634,043,362 $148,733,861,386
2008 $147,379,737,230 $188,110,390,660
2009 $105,968,691,905 $121,552,153,444
2010 $115,416,245,238 $141,209,170,427
2011 $154,039,231,299 $169,333,835,202
2012 $174,047,662,555 $182,591,753,828
2013 $174,168,116,687 $190,498,811,460
2014 $162,650,450,785 $133,503,871,862
2015 $114,585,555,831 $91,030,967,789
2016 $109,406,674,088 $93,355,869,404
2017 $120,687,539,676 $112,090,505,082
2018 $138,646,316,322 $130,891,088,294
2019 $140,856,394,870 $153,883,047,510
2020 $111,045,470,461 $156,617,722,013
2021 $148,350,671,614 $199,765,859,571
2022 $183,502,046,669 $161,989,520,721
2023 $165,384,407,267 $181,221,517,869
2024 $160,227,273,001 $190,741,263,732

Kuwait and Ukraine economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Ukraine
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Ukraine
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 $1,244
1988 $9,692 $1,444
1989 $10,965 $1,593
1990 $10,938 $1,564
1991 $8,147 $1,483
1992 $12,146 $1,413
1993 $14,318 $1,254
1994 $14,930 $1,009
1995 $16,168 $933
1996 $18,201 $870
1997 $16,977 $987
1998 $14,067 $831
1999 $15,854 $632
2000 $19,296 $653
2001 $17,374 $800
2002 $18,513 $903
2003 $22,691 $1,076
2004 $27,552 $1,401
2005 $36,123 $1,875
2006 $42,947 $2,366
2007 $45,709 $3,160
2008 $55,585 $4,018
2009 $37,907 $2,607
2010 $39,212 $3,040
2011 $49,170 $3,657
2012 $52,155 $3,951
2013 $49,651 $4,130
2014 $44,369 $2,904
2015 $29,882 $1,988
2016 $27,324 $2,047
2017 $29,048 $2,467
2018 $32,068 $2,895
2019 $31,708 $3,423
2020 $25,236 $3,505
2021 $34,019 $4,510
2022 $39,982 $3,946
2023 $34,076 $4,803
2024 $32,214 $5,038

Kuwait vs. Ukraine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Ukraine
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Ukraine
1950 49.7 61.2
1951 50.6 61.4
1952 51.4 62.1
1953 52.3 63
1954 53.1 64.1
1955 54 65.3
1956 54.9 66.3
1957 55.9 67.2
1958 56.9 67.7
1959 57.9 68.7
1960 58.9 69.4
1961 60 70
1962 61 70.4
1963 62 70.7
1964 63 71
1965 63.9 71.1
1966 64.9 71.2
1967 65.8 71.1
1968 66.6 71
1969 67.3 70.8
1970 68 70.8
1971 68.5 70.9
1972 68.9 71
1973 69.2 70.8
1974 69.4 70.6
1975 69.7 70.4
1976 69.9 70.1
1977 70.2 70
1978 70.5 69.8
1979 70.8 69.8
1980 71.1 69.8
1981 71.5 69.8
1982 71.9 69.9
1983 72.4 69.9
1984 72.9 70
1985 73.3 70.4
1986 73.8 70.8
1987 74.2 71.2
1988 74.6 71
1989 75 70.8
1990 72.9 70.4
1991 73.3 69.7
1992 75.7 68.9
1993 75.8 68.3
1994 75.7 67.5
1995 75.7 67.1
1996 75.6 67.1
1997 75.6 67.7
1998 75.6 68
1999 75.7 68
2000 75.9 67.8
2001 76 67.7
2002 76.2 67.7
2003 76.3 67.6
2004 76.4 67.5
2005 76.5 67.5
2006 76.6 67.5
2007 76.7 67.7
2008 76.9 68.3
2009 77.2 69.2
2010 77.5 70.2
2011 77.9 70.7
2012 78.2 71.1
2013 78.6 71.5
2014 78.9 71.8
2015 79.2 72.7
2016 79.5 73.4
2017 79.7 74
2018 79.9 73.6
2019 80 73.9
2020 78.2 73.3
2021 77.6 71.6
2022 78.8 72.7
2023 80.4 73.4
2024 80.6 74.7
2025 80.8 74.9

Kuwait and Ukraine population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Ukraine
Year Population
Kuwait Ukraine
1960 311,060 42,824,093
1961 345,945 43,399,766
1962 384,995 43,943,674
1963 427,694 44,462,372
1964 473,115 44,951,156
1965 521,174 45,386,892
1966 572,590 45,802,519
1967 628,089 46,215,988
1968 687,716 46,614,325
1969 749,452 46,976,256
1970 809,114 47,261,306
1971 865,076 47,573,287
1972 920,352 47,946,893
1973 977,654 48,277,121
1974 1,038,346 48,576,570
1975 1,104,863 48,865,229
1976 1,178,711 49,120,842
1977 1,258,023 49,336,481
1978 1,340,319 49,521,243
1979 1,423,514 49,721,381
1980 1,504,782 49,955,152
1981 1,583,426 50,189,281
1982 1,662,480 50,402,724
1983 1,744,295 50,637,029
1984 1,820,688 50,887,599
1985 1,894,242 51,108,770
1986 1,972,520 51,318,745
1987 2,052,994 51,515,732
1988 2,134,707 51,724,853
1989 2,217,468 51,917,817
1990 1,684,819 52,054,092
1991 1,351,399 52,170,961
1992 1,634,961 52,323,671
1993 1,672,151 52,350,126
1994 1,664,361 52,075,998
1995 1,681,513 51,665,539
1996 1,730,246 51,226,109
1997 1,787,683 50,786,885
1998 1,844,302 50,379,731
1999 1,900,030 49,976,446
2000 1,954,709 49,556,660
2001 2,008,121 49,106,855
2002 2,059,974 48,677,281
2003 2,109,881 48,315,136
2004 2,157,320 47,979,507
2005 2,236,788 47,585,556
2006 2,364,733 47,278,694
2007 2,507,887 47,062,798
2008 2,651,421 46,819,175
2009 2,795,484 46,623,731
2010 2,943,372 46,456,003
2011 3,132,814 46,307,853
2012 3,337,109 46,210,056
2013 3,507,844 46,126,770
2014 3,665,876 45,972,380
2015 3,834,574 45,784,896
2016 4,004,096 45,616,832
2017 4,154,812 45,436,041
2018 4,323,515 45,208,907
2019 4,442,316 44,957,458
2020 4,400,267 44,680,014
2021 4,360,865 44,298,640
2022 4,589,643 41,048,766
2023 4,853,420 37,732,836
2024 4,973,861 37,860,221

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Ukraine

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Ukraine
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Ukraine
1960 7.22 2.29
1961 7.25 2.2
1962 7.25 2.15
1963 7.28 2.11
1964 7.29 2.01
1965 7.31 1.94
1966 7.34 2.04
1967 7.33 2.04
1968 7.28 2.03
1969 7.18 2.01
1970 7.03 2.08
1971 6.84 2.11
1972 6.64 2.13
1973 6.43 2.04
1974 6.23 2.06
1975 6.06 2.05
1976 5.9 2.04
1977 5.71 1.98
1978 5.52 1.97
1979 5.33 1.96
1980 5.18 1.95
1981 5.02 1.92
1982 4.85 1.95
1983 4.66 2.1
1984 4.45 2.08
1985 4.22 2.03
1986 4 2.12
1987 3.83 2.07
1988 3.7 2.04
1989 3.59 1.93
1990 3.49 1.85
1991 3.4 1.77
1992 3.35 1.67
1993 3.31 1.56
1994 3.27 1.47
1995 3.25 1.4
1996 3.22 1.33
1997 3.14 1.27
1998 3.04 1.21
1999 2.95 1.13
2000 2.89 1.11
2001 2.84 1.09
2002 2.8 1.13
2003 2.77 1.17
2004 2.76 1.22
2005 2.73 1.22
2006 2.59 1.3
2007 2.41 1.34
2008 2.27 1.44
2009 2.15 1.47
2010 2.04 1.44
2011 1.96 1.46
2012 1.99 1.53
2013 1.97 1.52
2014 2.06 1.47
2015 2.03 1.39
2016 2.06 1.39
2017 2.16 1.3
2018 2.12 1.23
2019 2.08 1.22
2020 2.03 1.21
2021 2.15 1.15
2022 1.55 0.9
2023 1.52 0.98

Kuwait and Ukraine demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Ukraine
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Ukraine
1960 22 29.2
1961 21.8 29.6
1962 21.5 29.7
1963 21 29.8
1964 20.7 29.9
1965 20.4 30.1
1966 20 30.6
1967 19.6 31.2
1968 19.2 31.6
1969 18.8 32
1970 18.5 32.3
1971 18.3 32.5
1972 18.3 32.8
1973 18.3 33.1
1974 18.4 33.4
1975 18.4 33.7
1976 18.7 34
1977 19.2 34.2
1978 19.6 34.2
1979 20.1 34
1980 20.5 33.8
1981 20.9 33.7
1982 21.3 33.7
1983 21.7 33.6
1984 22.1 33.6
1985 22.4 33.8
1986 22.7 33.9
1987 22.8 34.1
1988 23 34.1
1989 23.2 34.1
1990 23.4 34.3
1991 23.6 34.5
1992 23.8 34.7
1993 24.2 34.9
1994 25.1 35.2
1995 25.5 35.5
1996 25.5 35.8
1997 25.5 36.2
1998 25.5 36.5
1999 25.6 36.9
2000 25.9 37.2
2001 26.3 37.6
2002 26.8 37.9
2003 27.3 38.2
2004 27.9 38.4
2005 28.3 38.7
2006 28.5 38.9
2007 28.6 39.1
2008 28.8 39.2
2009 29.2 39.3
2010 29.6 39.5
2011 30.5 39.7
2012 31.5 39.8
2013 32.3 39.8
2014 33 40
2015 33.8 40.2
2016 34.7 40.6
2017 35.6 40.9
2018 36.4 41.2
2019 37.1 41.5
2020 37.7 41.9
2021 35.8 42.2
2022 34.4 42.5
2023 35.5 43.1
2024 35.8 43.2

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Finance

Kuwait Ukraine
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$185B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
58%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
36.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
298,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
-18.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
9.83%
2021
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
60.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
19%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
54.1
2022
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
4.3%
2020
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
78
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
$4.42B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$43.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
3,382,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
1.13%
2020
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
87.6%
2024

Energy

Kuwait Ukraine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
1,508 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$10.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
136.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
3.61 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
65.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
8.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
26.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-283.1%
2022
23.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
16,571 kWh
2022
2,516 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.27%
2021
12%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
11.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
49.4%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kuwait Ukraine
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.46%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
+1,146,012
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
70.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
3.84
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
10.2
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
147
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
100%
2021
English speaking
20%
2025
51%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
82.4%
2023

Health

Kuwait Ukraine
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$370
2021
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$167.5
2021
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.68%
2019
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
2.99
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
26.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
24.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
6%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
24.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
9.24 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait Ukraine
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
5,909 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
159,503 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
37,483 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
105,443 mi
2012

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