Kuwait
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
- Capital
- Kuwait City
- Continent
- Asia
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- the Middle East
- Land neighbours
- Iraq, Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 4,865,298 (2025)
- Total area
- 17,820 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 29.3° N, 47.6° E
Kuwait at a glance
Kuwait is a country in Asia, in the Middle East. Its capital is Kuwait City. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Worldwide, Kuwait has the 3rd highest life expectancy (84.6 years in 2024, among 195 countries with data), the joint highest share of people in urban areas (100.0% in 2025, among 195) and the 3rd highest CO₂ emissions per person (23.67 t in 2024, among 181).
Flag of Kuwait
Kuwait’s flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates: green, white and black bands with red; the UAE has a red vertical bar at the hoist, Kuwait a black trapezoid.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Equatorial Guinea and Iran.
Kuwait in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 4,865,298 | 126thof 195 | 38thof 48 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 17,820 km² | 152ndof 194 | 39thof 48 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $157.2B | 57thof 182 | 20thof 42 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $32,312 | 35thof 182 | 8thof 42 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 84.6 years | 3rdof 195 | 1stof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.56 | 129thof 195 | 36thof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $1,679 | 47thof 191 | 9thof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 100.0% | 1stof 195 | 1stof 48 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 99.7% | 5thof 180 | 4thof 41 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 0.4% | 186thof 191 | 46thof 47 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 23.67 t | 3rdof 181 | 3rdof 47 |
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Kuwait compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 4,865,298 | 17,820 km² | $32,312 |
| Iraq | 47,020,774 | 435,050 km² | $5,410 |
| Saudi Arabia | 36,973,555 | 2,149,690 km² | $34,537 |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Kuwait · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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