Canada vs Kuwait: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Canada and Kuwait: Kuwait leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (705,500) against Canada (1.11); Kuwait leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (915,800) against Canada (2.01); Kuwait leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (446,000) against Canada (2.44). Across 106 compared metrics, Canada wins on 62 and Kuwait wins on 34.

  • 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🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %99.75 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points44.06 points
Radios32.31.18
Televisions21.5875,000
Waterways3,000none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $782.32M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $199.86B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %2.75 %
Coal Revenue0.080
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %4.68 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.688.4
Electricity Consumption522.257.78
Electricity Exports73.350
Electricity from Fossil Fuels23100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants560
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels90
Electricity from Other Renewables120
Electricity Imports2.680
Electricity Installed Capacity143.518.89
Electricity Production649.665.95
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita389.85 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment23.715.3
Gross National Saving20.835.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %-5.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.421.72
Natural Gas Exports83.960
Natural Gas Imports26.365.13
Natural Gas Production159.117.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.061.78
Oil Consumption2.21354,000
Oil Exports1.932.13
Oil Imports1.090
Oil Production3.482.45
Oil Proved Reserves175.2104
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 peopleNA
Public Debt61.39.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD-2.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45446,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12705,500
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,7000
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01915,800
Remittances00
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080
Taxes and Other Revenues12.8341.8
Unemployment Rate6.5 %2.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M6.35M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85100.46
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiadensest 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 Country370 Cubic meters per year0.02 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.920

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %5.25 %
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km1,500 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km499 km
Irrigated Land9,045100

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %57.28 %
Administrative Divisions106
Independence119
Suffrage Participation Rate1821

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.4729.51
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.725.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP5.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km2.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %8 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %37.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA<1000 (2018 est.)
Underweight Children Under 5NA2.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,00025,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %56.94 %
Human Capital Index0.820.56
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years83.34 years
Median age of population40.75 years34.92 years
Population Change437,571 persons73,768.4 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km294.79 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons5.12M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.42
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %17.36 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)7.75 %2.3 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons1.24M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.873
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years7.22 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people3.3 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09172.07
Military Manpower at Military Age1618
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %96.55 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km2.27 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %1.07 %
Population living in slums1.2 %0 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons7,044.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %43.04 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.38 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons30,306.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births7.07 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.961.44
Airports1,4596
Civil Air Travel6369
Heliports50620

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