India vs Kuwait: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 105 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing India and Kuwait: Kuwait leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (705,500) against India (1.30); India leads on Oil Production (954,000) against Kuwait (2.45); India leads on Oil Exports (825,600) against Kuwait (2.13). Across 105 compared metrics, India wins on 48 and Kuwait wins on 47.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %99.72 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points44.06 points
Radios1161.18
Televisions63875,000
Waterways16,180none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $782.32M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $199.86B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %2.75 %
Coal Revenue1.150
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %4.68 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7188.4
Electricity Consumption1.1457.78
Electricity Exports5.150
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants120
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables160
Electricity Imports5.620
Electricity Installed Capacity367.818.89
Electricity Production1.3965.95
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita389.85 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment3015.3
Gross National Saving28.835.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %-5.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption55.4321.72
Natural Gas Exports76.450
Natural Gas Imports23.965.13
Natural Gas Production31.5417.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.291.78
Oil Consumption3.18354,000
Oil Exports825,6002.13
Oil Imports3.060
Oil Production954,0002.45
Oil Proved Reserves5.68104
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 peopleNA
Public Debt46.59.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD-2.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.52446,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.31705,500
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,3000
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.9915,800
Remittances3.50
Revenue from Forest Resources0.140
Taxes and Other Revenues12.0241.8
Unemployment Rate4.3 %2.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M6.35M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.82100.46
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;not specific;
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivdensest 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 Country432 Cubic meters per year0.02 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.9120

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %5.25 %
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km1,500 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km499 km
Irrigated Land754,562100

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %57.28 %
Administrative Divisions286
Independence1519
Suffrage Participation Rate1821

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.525.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP5.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km2.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %8 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %37.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.3<1000 (2018 est.)
Underweight Children Under 531.52.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇳 India🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3.07M25,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %56.94 %
Human Capital Index0.520.56
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years83.34 years
Median age of population29.19 years34.92 years
Population Change14.13M persons73,768.4 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km294.79 per sq. km
Total population1.48B persons5.12M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.42
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %17.36 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %NA
Death Rate (%)8.7 %2.3 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons1.24M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.693
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 years7.22 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people3.3 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95172.07
Military Manpower at Military Age1718
Military Service Age and Obligationages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %96.55 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km2.27 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %1.07 %
Population living in slums5.41 %0 %
Total deaths8.28M persons7,044.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %43.04 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman1.38 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons30,306.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births7.07 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.141.44
Airports3156
Civil Air Travel939
Heliports28920

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