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Australia vs Kuwait: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 63 of 106 metrics
Kuwait
kwt
Leads on 28 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Kuwait: Kuwait leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (446,000) against Australia (1.18); Australia leads on Oil Production (549,200) against Kuwait (2.45); Australia leads on Oil Exports (312,600) against Kuwait (2.13). Across 106 compared metrics, Australia wins on 63 and Kuwait wins on 28.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %99.75 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★44.06 points
Radios25.5★1.18
Televisions10.15875,000★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★782.32M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★199.86B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★2.75 %
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %★4.68 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7988.4★
Electricity Consumption229.4★57.78
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★0
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★18.89
Electricity Production243★65.95
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita389.85 USD per capita★
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★15.3
Gross National Saving2135.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %★-5.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★21.72
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★5.13
Natural Gas Production105.2★17.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★1.78
Oil Consumption960,800★354,000
Oil Exports312,600★2.13
Oil Imports731,400★0
Oil Production549,200★2.45
Oil Proved Reserves3.32104★
Population Below Poverty LineNANA
Public Debt589.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD★-2.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18446,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120705,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500915,800★
Remittances0.1★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0
Taxes and Other Revenues23.641.8★
Unemployment Rate4.1 %2.2 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M★6.35M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65100.46★
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bydensest settlement is along the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait City and on Bubiyan Island; significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the country
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★0.02 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★20

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %5.25 %★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★1,500 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★499 km
Irrigated Land19,450★100

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★57.28 %
Administrative Divisions66
Independence119★
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.07★23.73
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.425.6★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★5.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★2.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★8 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %★37.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000<1000 (2018 est.)
Underweight Children Under 5NA2.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★25,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %56.94 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.56
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★83.34 years
Median age of population38.51 years★34.92 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★73,768.4 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★294.79 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★5.12M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.42
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %17.36 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %NA
Death Rate (%)6.81 %2.3 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★1.24M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★3
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★7.22 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★3.3 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★172.07
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %96.55 %★
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★2.27 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★1.07 %
Population living in slums0.03 %★0 %
Total deaths184,381.4 persons7,044.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★43.04 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman★1.38 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★30,306.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★7.07 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★1.44
Airports2,257★6
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft9
Heliports392★20

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