Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
8.10 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 94/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Kuwait
Middle East & North Africa · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Capital: Kuwait City
Rank #53 of scored countries.
Survival
82.9
Living
65.7
Governance
49.3
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
2.27 per 1,000(2020)
Normalized: 41/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
100.00 %(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
2.50 %(2023)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
2.18 %(2025)
Normalized: 94/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
15.06 %(2025)
Normalized: 69/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
6.44 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 67/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
52,444 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 45/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
4.96 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 22/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
2.90 %(2024)
Normalized: 94/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
84.58 years(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.22 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 50/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.33 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 57/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.23 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 58/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.72 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 33/100 · higher is better
History
Kuwait — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: -10.5 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 75.6 | 76.2 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 76.3 | 78.3 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 75.8 | 80.1 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 74.7 | 81.9 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 74.6 | 83.6 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 66.1 | 85.1 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 65.7 | 62.5 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 61.8 | 55.9 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 59.2 | 60.5 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 58.7 | 62.0 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 58.1 | 60.3 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 58.4 | 70.1 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 58.7 | 69.5 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 62.6 | 73.8 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 62.8 | 71.5 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 68.7 | 67.7 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 65.7 | 67.9 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 68.7 | 71.0 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 68.9 | 84.5 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 69.3 | 86.2 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 68.3 | 85.5 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 66.9 | 87.2 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 66.8 | 87.1 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 66.7 | 87.2 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 66.6 | 87.4 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 66.6 | 87.8 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 82.0 | 82.2 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 82.1 | 98.6 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 82.2 | 98.5 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 82.1 | 98.3 | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 83.3 | 98.1 | — |
| 1996 | 79.3 | 16 | 83.3 | 90.8 | 56.9 |
| 1997 | 79.2 | 15 | 84.0 | 89.6 | 56.9 |
| 1998 | 78.7 | 16 | 84.1 | 89.7 | 54.7 |
| 1999 | 78.2 | 17 | 84.3 | 88.1 | 54.7 |
| 2000 | 72.9 | 30 | 87.5 | 70.5 | 53.1 |
| 2001 | 74.9 | 29 | 89.4 | 74.2 | 52.9 |
| 2002 | 74.9 | 31 | 88.4 | 73.5 | 55.0 |
| 2003 | 73.5 | 35 | 87.7 | 71.1 | 54.3 |
| 2004 | 71.1 | 38 | 85.5 | 67.1 | 53.8 |
| 2005 | 70.0 | 42 | 86.9 | 62.4 | 53.6 |
| 2006 | 67.4 | 50 | 86.0 | 59.6 | 48.4 |
| 2007 | 66.6 | 51 | 86.8 | 57.2 | 47.6 |
| 2008 | 65.5 | 51 | 86.3 | 54.7 | 47.4 |
| 2009 | 67.8 | 45 | 86.5 | 60.3 | 48.2 |
| 2010 | 67.9 | 41 | 87.7 | 59.0 | 48.4 |
| 2011 | 67.1 | 42 | 87.0 | 59.5 | 46.0 |
| 2012 | 66.9 | 43 | 86.2 | 60.7 | 44.7 |
| 2013 | 66.3 | 48 | 85.7 | 59.7 | 44.2 |
| 2014 | 65.0 | 50 | 85.0 | 58.5 | 42.2 |
| 2015 | 64.0 | 54 | 84.7 | 55.2 | 43.0 |
| 2016 | 64.9 | 51 | 83.1 | 61.6 | 40.3 |
| 2017 | 65.8 | 49 | 82.8 | 64.6 | 40.2 |
| 2018 | 67.6 | 49 | 82.3 | 68.9 | 42.4 |
| 2019 | 67.9 | 52 | 82.1 | 69.9 | 42.3 |
| 2020 | 65.3 | 54 | 80.2 | 64.5 | 42.5 |
| 2021 | 66.8 | 52 | 80.9 | 67.4 | 43.4 |
| 2022 | 67.4 | 50 | 82.7 | 64.0 | 47.9 |
| 2023 | 67.3 | 52 | 83.1 | 62.7 | 48.8 |
| 2024 | 68.6 | 51 | 83.1 | 66.1 | 48.8 |
| 2025 | 68.5 | 53 | 82.9 | 65.7 | 49.3 |
| 2026 | 68.8 | 51 | 82.8 | 66.6 | 49.7 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Kuwait.