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Kuwait vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 153rd vs. 157th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Vanuatu
Population
5128257
341110
Population rank 127/197 174/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 59/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 143/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Kuwait and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Kuwait Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $28,638,868,356 $121,185,498
1981 $25,058,020,338 $113,781,796
1982 $21,577,153,356 $114,501,913
1983 $20,871,081,080 $117,389,554
1984 $21,700,082,753 $144,482,515
1985 $21,445,970,614 $131,856,421
1986 $17,903,989,745 $126,498,935
1987 $22,368,704,134 $139,464,174
1988 $20,690,322,153 $158,351,368
1989 $24,313,855,653 $154,013,202
1990 $18,427,777,778 $168,879,207
1991 $11,009,993,703 $201,334,169
1992 $19,858,555,215 $209,088,825
1993 $23,941,391,391 $200,491,853
1994 $24,848,483,838 $233,701,301
1995 $27,186,980,647 $249,333,250
1996 $31,492,373,309 $261,370,044
1997 $30,350,190,704 $272,771,209
1998 $25,943,705,784 $262,293,411
1999 $30,122,365,849 $268,006,973
2000 $37,718,743,480 $272,014,628
2001 $34,889,559,870 $257,926,882
2002 $38,135,788,414 $262,596,536
2003 $47,874,582,232 $314,471,413
2004 $59,439,090,601 $364,996,869
2005 $80,798,630,137 $394,962,433
2006 $101,557,330,723 $439,358,587
2007 $114,634,043,362 $516,392,923
2008 $147,379,737,230 $590,748,429
2009 $105,968,691,905 $592,622,319
2010 $115,416,245,238 $670,712,980
2011 $154,039,231,299 $770,153,588
2012 $174,047,662,555 $747,839,698
2013 $174,168,116,687 $758,304,466
2014 $162,650,450,785 $773,717,011
2015 $114,585,555,831 $759,690,181
2016 $109,406,674,088 $804,323,577
2017 $120,687,539,676 $880,043,284
2018 $138,646,316,322 $914,727,908
2019 $140,856,394,870 $936,526,268
2020 $111,045,470,461 $909,421,044
2021 $148,350,671,614 $982,362,212
2022 $183,502,046,669 $1,030,654,208
2023 $165,384,407,267 $1,126,313,359
2024 $160,227,273,001 $1,161,251,868

Kuwait and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $19,032 $1,048
1981 $15,825 $962
1982 $12,979 $946
1983 $11,965 $947
1984 $11,919 $1,137
1985 $11,322 $1,012
1986 $9,077 $946
1987 $10,896 $1,017
1988 $9,692 $1,125
1989 $10,965 $1,067
1990 $10,938 $1,141
1991 $8,147 $1,326
1992 $12,146 $1,344
1993 $14,318 $1,257
1994 $14,930 $1,431
1995 $16,168 $1,492
1996 $18,201 $1,529
1997 $16,977 $1,562
1998 $14,067 $1,471
1999 $15,854 $1,472
2000 $19,296 $1,460
2001 $17,374 $1,350
2002 $18,513 $1,341
2003 $22,691 $1,567
2004 $27,552 $1,774
2005 $36,123 $1,874
2006 $42,947 $2,035
2007 $45,709 $2,334
2008 $55,585 $2,604
2009 $37,907 $2,546
2010 $39,212 $2,815
2011 $49,170 $3,163
2012 $52,155 $3,005
2013 $49,651 $2,980
2014 $44,369 $2,973
2015 $29,882 $2,855
2016 $27,324 $2,956
2017 $29,048 $3,160
2018 $32,068 $3,207
2019 $31,708 $3,207
2020 $25,236 $3,043
2021 $34,019 $3,212
2022 $39,982 $3,292
2023 $34,076 $3,515
2024 $32,214 $3,543

Kuwait vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Vanuatu
1950 49.7 43.9
1951 50.6 42.2
1952 51.4 45.3
1953 52.3 45.8
1954 53.1 46.5
1955 54 47.1
1956 54.9 47.7
1957 55.9 48.2
1958 56.9 48.7
1959 57.9 49.3
1960 58.9 49.8
1961 60 50.4
1962 61 50.9
1963 62 51.5
1964 63 52
1965 63.9 52.5
1966 64.9 53.1
1967 65.8 53.7
1968 66.6 54.2
1969 67.3 54.8
1970 68 55.3
1971 68.5 55.9
1972 68.9 56.4
1973 69.2 57
1974 69.4 57.6
1975 69.7 58.1
1976 69.9 58.7
1977 70.2 59.2
1978 70.5 59.9
1979 70.8 60.9
1980 71.1 61.3
1981 71.5 61.9
1982 71.9 62.5
1983 72.4 63.1
1984 72.9 63.5
1985 73.3 63.9
1986 73.8 64.6
1987 74.2 64.4
1988 74.6 65.7
1989 75 66
1990 72.9 66.7
1991 73.3 67.1
1992 75.7 67.4
1993 75.8 67.7
1994 75.7 68
1995 75.7 68.1
1996 75.6 68.2
1997 75.6 68.3
1998 75.6 68.4
1999 75.7 67.9
2000 75.9 68.6
2001 76 68.7
2002 76.2 68.8
2003 76.3 68.9
2004 76.4 69
2005 76.5 69.2
2006 76.6 69.1
2007 76.7 69.1
2008 76.9 69.3
2009 77.2 69.4
2010 77.5 69.6
2011 77.9 69.7
2012 78.2 69.9
2013 78.6 70
2014 78.9 70
2015 79.2 70.2
2016 79.5 70.4
2017 79.7 70.5
2018 79.9 70.6
2019 80 70.8
2020 78.2 70.4
2021 77.6 70
2022 78.8 71.3
2023 80.4 71.5
2024 80.6 71.7
2025 80.8 71.8

Kuwait and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Vanuatu
Year Population
Kuwait Vanuatu
1960 311,060 64,431
1961 345,945 66,264
1962 384,995 68,174
1963 427,694 70,159
1964 473,115 72,219
1965 521,174 74,358
1966 572,590 76,590
1967 628,089 78,921
1968 687,716 81,314
1969 749,452 83,755
1970 809,114 86,266
1971 865,076 88,862
1972 920,352 91,562
1973 977,654 94,362
1974 1,038,346 97,260
1975 1,104,863 100,269
1976 1,178,711 103,388
1977 1,258,023 106,618
1978 1,340,319 109,963
1979 1,423,514 113,040
1980 1,504,782 115,660
1981 1,583,426 118,249
1982 1,662,480 121,035
1983 1,744,295 123,998
1984 1,820,688 127,109
1985 1,894,242 130,356
1986 1,972,520 133,720
1987 2,052,994 137,187
1988 2,134,707 140,756
1989 2,217,468 144,393
1990 1,684,819 148,063
1991 1,351,399 151,793
1992 1,634,961 155,608
1993 1,672,151 159,463
1994 1,664,361 163,314
1995 1,681,513 167,137
1996 1,730,246 170,911
1997 1,787,683 174,626
1998 1,844,302 178,313
1999 1,900,030 182,048
2000 1,954,709 186,281
2001 2,008,121 191,031
2002 2,059,974 195,863
2003 2,109,881 200,746
2004 2,157,320 205,711
2005 2,236,788 210,760
2006 2,364,733 215,923
2007 2,507,887 221,276
2008 2,651,421 226,896
2009 2,795,484 232,731
2010 2,943,372 238,248
2011 3,132,814 243,474
2012 3,337,109 248,883
2013 3,507,844 254,482
2014 3,665,876 260,240
2015 3,834,574 266,101
2016 4,004,096 272,087
2017 4,154,812 278,507
2018 4,323,515 285,259
2019 4,442,316 291,985
2020 4,400,267 298,858
2021 4,360,865 305,868
2022 4,589,643 313,046
2023 4,853,420 320,409
2024 4,973,861 327,777

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Vanuatu
1960 7.22 6.78
1961 7.25 6.73
1962 7.25 6.67
1963 7.28 6.62
1964 7.29 6.57
1965 7.31 6.52
1966 7.34 6.51
1967 7.33 6.51
1968 7.28 6.46
1969 7.18 6.41
1970 7.03 6.35
1971 6.84 6.29
1972 6.64 6.23
1973 6.43 6.15
1974 6.23 6.06
1975 6.06 5.98
1976 5.9 5.89
1977 5.71 5.81
1978 5.52 5.77
1979 5.33 5.73
1980 5.18 5.69
1981 5.02 5.65
1982 4.85 5.6
1983 4.66 5.55
1984 4.45 5.49
1985 4.22 5.43
1986 4 5.38
1987 3.83 5.33
1988 3.7 5.27
1989 3.59 5.21
1990 3.49 5.17
1991 3.4 5.13
1992 3.35 5.09
1993 3.31 5.02
1994 3.27 4.94
1995 3.25 4.85
1996 3.22 4.75
1997 3.14 4.66
1998 3.04 4.6
1999 2.95 4.56
2000 2.89 4.54
2001 2.84 4.5
2002 2.8 4.38
2003 2.77 4.29
2004 2.76 4.21
2005 2.73 4.13
2006 2.59 4.1
2007 2.41 4.12
2008 2.27 4.16
2009 2.15 4.16
2010 2.04 4.13
2011 1.96 4.09
2012 1.99 4.06
2013 1.97 4.04
2014 2.06 4
2015 2.03 3.95
2016 2.06 3.92
2017 2.16 3.88
2018 2.12 3.83
2019 2.08 3.79
2020 2.03 3.74
2021 2.15 3.7
2022 1.55 3.65
2023 1.52 3.6

Kuwait and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Vanuatu
1960 22 17.7
1961 21.8 17.6
1962 21.5 17.5
1963 21 17.4
1964 20.7 17.3
1965 20.4 17.2
1966 20 17.1
1967 19.6 17.1
1968 19.2 17
1969 18.8 17
1970 18.5 17
1971 18.3 17
1972 18.3 17
1973 18.3 17
1974 18.4 17.1
1975 18.4 17.1
1976 18.7 17.1
1977 19.2 17.2
1978 19.6 17.3
1979 20.1 17.5
1980 20.5 17.6
1981 20.9 17.7
1982 21.3 17.7
1983 21.7 17.7
1984 22.1 17.7
1985 22.4 17.7
1986 22.7 17.8
1987 22.8 17.8
1988 23 17.8
1989 23.2 17.8
1990 23.4 17.8
1991 23.6 17.9
1992 23.8 17.8
1993 24.2 17.7
1994 25.1 17.7
1995 25.5 17.8
1996 25.5 18
1997 25.5 18
1998 25.5 18
1999 25.6 18
2000 25.9 18.2
2001 26.3 18.5
2002 26.8 18.7
2003 27.3 18.9
2004 27.9 19.2
2005 28.3 19.4
2006 28.5 19.6
2007 28.6 19.9
2008 28.8 20.1
2009 29.2 20.3
2010 29.6 20.5
2011 30.5 20.6
2012 31.5 20.8
2013 32.3 20.9
2014 33 21
2015 33.8 21.1
2016 34.7 21.1
2017 35.6 21.2
2018 36.4 21.2
2019 37.1 21.2
2020 37.7 21.2
2021 35.8 21.2
2022 34.4 21.2
2023 35.5 21.2
2024 35.8 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kuwait Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2019
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kuwait Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Kuwait Vanuatu
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
26.1%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
88%
2023
English speaking
20%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Kuwait Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait Vanuatu
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
665 mi
2000

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