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Kuwait

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Key facts

  • currency: Kuwaiti dinar
  • capital city: Kuwait City
  • region: Western Asia
  • continent: Asia
  • land area: 17,820 km²
  • population: 4,310,108 people
  • political leader: Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Emir)
Classified as: place

Summary

Kuwait is a country. The capital city is Kuwait City, located in the Western Asia region of Asia. It has a land area of 17,820 km², a population of 4,310,108 people and uses the currency Kuwaiti dinar. The Emir is Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

Location on a map: [29°50′N, 45°75′E]

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Environment

Kuwait is one of the countries in Asia, countries in Western Asia and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 1,500.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 0.00 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 110.12 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 100.00 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 36.42 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 63.58 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.00 % of total
  • Net energy imports: -391.06 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 2.09 births per woman
  • Forest area: 62 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 93.69 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 167.86 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 35.80
  • Methane emissions: 41.13 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 0.94 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 1,693,808 people
  • Male population: 2,616,300 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 0.10 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 16,647.65 km²
  • Rural population: 0 people
  • Urban land area: 772.94 km²
  • Urban population: 4,310,108 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 3.91 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Kuwait by population

Cities in Kuwait

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Evolution of historical forest area in Kuwait

Distribution of sites in Kuwait by inscription year

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Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Kuwait

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Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Kuwait

Relationship between methane emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in Kuwait

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in Kuwait

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in Kuwait

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in Kuwait

Evolution of historical land area in Kuwait

Evolution of historical median age in Kuwait

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Kuwait

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Kuwait

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Kuwait

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Kuwait

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Kuwait

Geographical distribution of sites in Kuwait by area

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Kuwait

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait

Evolution of historical population in Kuwait

Relationship between urban land area and population in Kuwait

Evolution of historical female population in Kuwait

Evolution of historical male population in Kuwait

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Kuwait

Evolution of historical rural land area in Kuwait

Evolution of historical rural population in Kuwait

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Kuwait

Evolution of historical urban land area in Kuwait

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Kuwait

Evolution of historical urban population in Kuwait

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Kuwait

Relationship between population and date in Kuwait

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Kuwait

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Kuwait

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Kuwait

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Kuwait

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Kuwait

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Kuwait

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Kuwait

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Kuwait

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Kuwait

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Kuwait

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Kuwait

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Kuwait

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Kuwait

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Kuwait

Sites in Kuwait

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Kuwait

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Kuwait

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Kuwait

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Kuwait

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Kuwait

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Kuwait

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Kuwait

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Kuwait

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Kuwait

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in Kuwait

Proportion of transboundary sites in Kuwait

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Kuwait by mean width

Wildfires in Kuwait

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Kuwait

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 25,000 people
  • Democracy score: 3.85
  • Democracy type: Authoritarian
  • Individuals using the internet: 99.75 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 4.53 % of GDP
  • Net migration: 11,999 people
  • Press freedom: 2.31
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 3.08 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Kuwait

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Kuwait

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Kuwait

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Kuwait

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Kuwait

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Kuwait

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Kuwait

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Kuwait

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Kuwait

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Kuwait

Evolution of historical net migration in Kuwait

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kuwait

Political parties in Kuwait

Distribution of politicians from Kuwait by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Kuwait

Politicians from Kuwait

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Business

  • Expense: 52.00 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 161,772,221,950.94 current US$
  • Inflation: 3.64 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 2.09 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 1.38 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 2.08 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 1.43 % of total employment

Shops in Kuwait

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Kuwait

Companies from Kuwait

Proportion of employee types in companies from Kuwait

Distribution of companies founded in Kuwait by year

Proportion of revenue types by company in Kuwait

Evolution of historical central government debt in Kuwait

Evolution of historical expense in Kuwait

Evolution of historical GDP in Kuwait

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Kuwait

Evolution of historical inflation in Kuwait

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Kuwait

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Kuwait

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Kuwait

Evolution of historical unemployment in Kuwait

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Kuwait

Exchanges in Kuwait

Proportion of shops per country in Kuwait

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Health

  • Birth rate: 9.73 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 2.61 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 1,860.78 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 5.78 % of GDP
  • Hospital beds: 2.35 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 80
  • Suicide mortality rate: 2.90 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Kuwait

Relationship between access to electricity and birth rate over time in Kuwait

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Kuwait

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Kuwait

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Kuwait

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Kuwait

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Kuwait

Evolution of historical death rate in Kuwait

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Kuwait

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Kuwait

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Kuwait

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Kuwait

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Kuwait

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Kuwait

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Kuwait

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Kuwait

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Kuwait

Diseases in Kuwait

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Kuwait

Proportion of diseases in Kuwait by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Kuwait by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Kuwait

Evolution of historical deaths in Kuwait

Relationship between cases and deaths in Kuwait

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Kuwait by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Kuwait

Athletes from Kuwait

Proportion of competitions per city in Kuwait

Competitions in Kuwait

Proportion of competitions per country in Kuwait

Distribution of competitions in Kuwait by start date

Proportion of medals won by Kuwait in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from Kuwait

Distribution of artists from Kuwait by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Kuwait

Geographical distribution of museums in Kuwait by visitors

Museums in Kuwait

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Kuwait by total students

Distribution of universities in Kuwait per foundation year

Universities in Kuwait

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In literature

There are 81 books written about Kuwait in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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