Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
live 9.3 years less
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, that number is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 10.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 70.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 4.3% as of 2018.
pay a 81.4% lower top tax rate
Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 47.5% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $25,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 40.5% more children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 54.7% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 73.8% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
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