What they forget to talk about in Kuwait, is the FDI inflow. The figure is embarrassingly low that even poorly run countries in Asia and Latin America have a higher score. If you take a look at the countries with the highest FDI inflow, you will find developed countries such as Switzerland.

Saudi will, sooner than later, announce that non-Muslims can also enter Mecca, which will be an evidence that they did not ban non-Muslims from entering for being non-Muslims. They will change their mind because they’re desperate for cash. So it had nothing to do with Islam from the start.

India, a country where people do not regard football to be their national sport, has a better ranking than Kuwait.
In the last FIFA update, Indian football team ranked 99, which puts it way ahead of Kuwait, where football is the most popular sport.