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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

Location on a map: [29°50′N, 45°75′E]

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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.

Environment see more

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
  • 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

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

Kuwait relationship between life expectancy at birth and fertility rate over time

Kuwait relationship between median age and fertility rate over time

Evolution of historical forest area in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between rural land area and forest area over time

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between renewable energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption over time

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

Kuwait relationship between urban land area and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Kuwait relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Kuwait relationship between urban population and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

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

Evolution of historical internet access in Kuwait

Evolution of historical land area in Kuwait

Evolution of historical median age in Kuwait

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and methane emissions over time

Kuwait relationship between population and methane emissions over time

Kuwait relationship between rural population and methane emissions over time

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

Kuwait relationship between urban land area and methane emissions over time

Kuwait relationship between urban population and methane emissions over time

Evolution of historical net migration in Kuwait

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

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

Kuwait relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Evolution of historical population in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between urban land area and population over time

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 total rural land area in Kuwait

Evolution of historical rural population in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between urban land area and rural population over time

Evolution of historical total urban land in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between urban population and urban land area over time

Evolution of historical urban population in Kuwait

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

Kuwait relationship between date and population over time

Kuwait relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between methane emissions and agricultural land over time

Kuwait relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and agricultural land over time

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Kuwait

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between GDP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Kuwait relationship between methane emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Kuwait relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Kuwait relationship between urban land area and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Kuwait relationship between urban population and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between birth rate and access to electricity over time

Kuwait relationship between fertility rate and access to electricity over time

Kuwait relationship between life expectancy at birth and access to electricity over time

Kuwait relationship between renewable energy consumption and access to electricity over time

Kuwait relationship between self-employed workers and access to electricity over time

Kuwait relationship between vulnerable employment and access to electricity over time

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

Distribution of sites in Kuwait by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Kuwait by area

Distribution of transboundary sites in Kuwait

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Kuwait by mean width

Relationship between width mean and length mean in Kuwait

Cities in Kuwait

Sites in Kuwait

Wildfires in Kuwait

Business see more

  • 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

Distribution of companies from Kuwait by foundation year

Evolution of historical central government debt in Kuwait

Evolution of historical expense in Kuwait

Evolution of historical GDP in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and GDP over time

Evolution of historical median inflation in Kuwait

Evolution of historical self employed in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between vulnerable employment and self-employed workers over time

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Kuwait

Evolution of historical unemployment rate in Kuwait

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Kuwait

Distribution of shops in Kuwait by country

Companies in Kuwait

Exchanges in Kuwait

Shops from Kuwait

Health see more

  • 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

Distribution of diseases in Kuwait by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Kuwait by start date

Evolution of historical birth rate in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between fertility rate and birth rate over time

Kuwait relationship between life expectancy at birth and birth rate over time

Kuwait relationship between self-employed workers and birth rate over time

Kuwait relationship between vulnerable employment and birth rate over time

Kuwait relationship between median age and birth rate over time

Evolution of historical death rate in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between life expectancy at birth and death rate over time

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 in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between self-employed workers and life expectancy at birth over time

Kuwait relationship between vulnerable employment and life expectancy at birth over time

Evolution of historical suicide rate in Kuwait

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Kuwait

Evolution of historical covid cases in Kuwait

Evolution of historical covid deaths in Kuwait

Relationship between deaths and cases over time in Kuwait

Diseases in Kuwait

Politics see more

  • Armed forces personnel: 25,000 people
  • Democracy score: 3.85
  • Democracy type: Authoritarian
  • Military expenditure: 4.53 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 3.08 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Kuwait

Kuwait relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Kuwait relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Kuwait relationship between population and armed forces personnel over time

Kuwait relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel over time

Kuwait relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and armed forces personnel over time

Kuwait relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel over time

Kuwait relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel over time

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Kuwait

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

Distribution of politicians from Kuwait by birth date

Distribution of politicians from Kuwait by gender

Political parties in Kuwait

Politicians from Kuwait

Sports see more

Distribution of athletes from Kuwait by birth year

Distribution of athletes by gender in Kuwait

Distribution of competitions by city in Kuwait

Distribution of competitions by country in Kuwait

Distribution of competitions in Kuwait by start date

Distribution of medals won by Kuwait at the Olympics

Athletes from Kuwait

Competitions in Kuwait

Culture see more

Distribution of artists from Kuwait by birth date

Distribution of artists from Kuwait by gender

Geographical distribution of museums in Kuwait by visitors

Artists from Kuwait

Museums in Kuwait

Research see more

Geographical distribution of universities in Kuwait by total students

Distribution of universities in Kuwait by foundation year

Universities in Kuwait

In literature

There are 81 books written about Kuwait in the database

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Details

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

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