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Canada vs Kuwait: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 116 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
can
Leads on 68 of 116 metrics
Kuwait
kwt
Leads on 38 of 116 metrics

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 116 compared metrics, Canada wins on 68 and Kuwait wins on 38.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)94.35 %99.75 %★
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 points★44.06 points
Radios32.3★1.18
Televisions21.5875,000★
Waterways3,000none

Economy

48 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 $
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.89 %★17.72 %
Apple Import Volume163.87M tonnes★24.97M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %2.75 %★
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %4.68 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.688.4★
Electricity Consumption522.2★57.78
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels23100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables12★0
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5★18.89
Electricity Production649.6★65.95
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita389.85 USD per capita★
Gross Fixed Investment23.7★15.3
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 Consumption124.4★21.72
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★5.13
Natural Gas Production159.1★17.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06★1.78
Oil Consumption2.21354,000★
Oil Exports1.932.13★
Oil Imports1.09★0
Oil Production3.48★2.45
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★104
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 Imports405,700★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01915,800★
Remittances00
Revenue from Forest Resources0.08★0
Robotics Research Funding1.79 USD★0.09 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues12.8341.8★
Top Exporting Countries724.81B USD★95.48B USD
Unemployment Rate6.5 %2.2 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.52 %★73.37 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★6.35M
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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.3 sq km17.08 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★0.02 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. km★1,500 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★499 km
Irrigated Land9,045★100

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★57.28 %
Administrative Divisions10★6
Independence119★
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water96.89 %100 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.47★29.51
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.725.6★
Health Care Spending per Capita8,288 USD★2,367.31 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★5.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km★2.4 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)72,000★25,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %56.94 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.56
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★83.34 years
Median age of population40.75 years★34.92 years
Population Change437,571 persons★73,768.4 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★294.79 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★5.12M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.42
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 persons★1.24M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★3
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★7.22 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people★3.3 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★172.07
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 km★2.27 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 persons★30,306.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★7.07 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★1.44
Airports1,459★6
Civil Air Travel636★9
Heliports506★20

Other

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Current Bank Rate2.25 %3.5 %★

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