Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years less
In Azerbaijan, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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
make 84.7% more money
Azerbaijan has a GDP per capita of $13,700 as of 2020, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $25,300 as of 2020.
be 12.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Azerbaijan, 4.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 4.3% as of 2018.
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Azerbaijan has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 61.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Azerbaijan, approximately 26.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Azerbaijan, approximately 23.5 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.
have 13.2% more children
In Azerbaijan, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% less on healthcare
Azerbaijan spends 4.0% 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, Ministry of Taxes, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
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