Kuwait vs Slovakia

Kuwait and Slovakia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Slovakia has about 1.1 times as many people as Kuwait: 5.4 million against 4.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Kuwait ($32,312) is 13% higher than in Slovakia ($28,544) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Kuwait (2.7%) than in Slovakia (0.8%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Slovakia (4%) than in Kuwait (2.4%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Slovakia (5.4%) than in Kuwait (2.2%), a difference of 3.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Kuwait can expect to live 6.2 years longer than one born in Slovakia: 84.6 years against 78.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Slovakia is older: half of its people are over 41.3 years, against 34.5 years in Kuwait in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Kuwait (100% in 2025) than in Slovakia (89.8% in 2024), a difference of 10.2 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Kuwait (23.7 tonnes) are about 4.3 times as high as in Slovakia (5.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Slovakia (40.3%) than in Kuwait (0.4%), a difference of 39.9 percentage points in 2024.