If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Algeria, you would:

Health

be 10.5% less likely to be obese

In Algeria, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2024.

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see 99.5% more spent on your healthcare

Algeria spends $732 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kazakhstan spends $1,460 as of 2023.

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have 2.3 times more doctors per person

Algeria has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kazakhstan has 37.5 as of 2023.

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live 1.9 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 6.7 times more likely to die by suicide

Algeria has a suicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, it is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 59.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.

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make 2.4 times more money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $6,051 as of 2025, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $14,692 as of 2025.

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Life

be 83.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 62.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 22.6% more likely to be literate

In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Kazakhstan, it is 99.8% as of 2018.

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be 62.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 20.6% more likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 77.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, about 93.4% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 45.9% less on education

Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Kazakhstan spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 13.3% less on healthcare

Algeria spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 33.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Algeria, road accidents kill 18.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.2 times more likely to be murdered

Algeria has a homicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 15.0% more home broadband

Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kazakhstan has 15.3 as of 2024.

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live with 76.1% less strain on fresh water

Algeria withdraws 145% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kazakhstan withdraws 35% as of 2022.

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use 2.8 times more electricity

Algeria uses 1,828 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kazakhstan uses 5,146 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 41.7% more likely to die from air pollution

In Algeria, air pollution causes 48.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.

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emit 3.2 times more CO2

Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kazakhstan emits 12.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2018). How we calculate this

Kazakhstan: At a glance

Kazakhstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 2,699,700 sq km. Ethnic Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated to the region by the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century, and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural "Virgin Lands" program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to help cultivate Kazakhstan's northern pastures. This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-ethnic Kazakhs to outnumber natives. Non-Muslim ethnic minorities departed Kazakhstan in large numbers from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s and a national program has repatriated about a million ethnic Kazakhs back to Kazakhstan. These trends have allowed Kazakhs to become the titular majority again. This dramatic demographic shift has also undermined the previous religious diversity and made the country more than 70 percent Muslim. Kazakhstan's economy is larger than those of all the other Central Asian states largely due to the country's vast natural resources. Current issues include: developing a cohesive national identity; managing Islamic revivalism; expanding the development of the country's vast energy resources and exporting them to world markets; diversifying the economy outside the oil, gas, and mining sectors; enhancing Kazakhstan's economic competitiveness; developing a multiparty parliament and advancing political and social reform; and strengthening relations with neighboring states and other foreign powers.
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