Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates

Kuwait and United Arab Emirates 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.

• United Arab Emirates has about 2.4 times as many people as Kuwait: 11.5 million against 4.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in United Arab Emirates ($50,274 in 2024) is 56% higher than in Kuwait ($32,312 in 2025).
• The economy grew faster in United Arab Emirates (4% in 2024) than in Kuwait (2.7% in 2025), a difference of 1.3 percentage points.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Kuwait (2.4%) than in United Arab Emirates (1.3%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was the same in Kuwait (2.2%) and United Arab Emirates (2.2%) in 2025.
• A baby born in Kuwait can expect to live 1.5 years longer than one born in United Arab Emirates: 84.6 years against 83.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Kuwait is older: half of its people are over 34.5 years, against 31.2 years in United Arab Emirates in 2023.
• The same share of people used the internet in Kuwait (100% in 2025) and United Arab Emirates (100% in 2024).
• CO2 emissions per person in Kuwait (23.7 tonnes) are 30% higher than in United Arab Emirates (18.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in United Arab Emirates (4.6%) than in Kuwait (0.4%), a difference of 4.2 percentage points in 2024.