Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 10.7 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 73.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 4.3% as of 2018.
pay a 75.0% lower top tax rate
Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 63.0% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 as of 2020, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $25,300 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
have 48.5% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.4 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 Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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 40.8% less on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 75.2% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.3% 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: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
How big is Kazakhstan compared to Switzerland? See an in-depth size comparison.