Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Nepal, you would:
Health
be 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In Nepal, 4.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 23.7% more money
Nepal has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2020, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $4,700 as of 2020.
be 20.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nepal, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Kyrgyzstan, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 67.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nepal, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kyrgyzstan, 60.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.7% more likely to be literate
In Nepal, the literacy rate is 67.9% as of 2018. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 99.6% as of 2018.
have 11.5% more children
In Nepal, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 44.7% more likely to have internet access
In Nepal, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kyrgyzstan, about 55.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 22.7% more on education
Nepal spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kyrgyzstan spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kyrgyzstan: At a glance
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