Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.
live 10.3 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 39.8% more spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kyrgyzstan spends $349 as of 2023.
have 9.4 times more doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan has 15.7 as of 2023.
have 60.5% more access to essential health services
Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kyrgyzstan scores 69 as of 2021.
be 72.2% more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 22.0% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 52.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 88.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, 42.0 women do as of 2023.
be 99.2% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 99.6% as of 2018.
be 67.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.
have 38.5% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, about 92.0% do as of 2024.
be 22.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 95% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 89.2% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 31.2% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 35.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, they kill 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.9 times more home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 as of 2024.
use 5.8 times more electricity
Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan uses 2,069 kWh as of 2023.
live with 9.8 times more strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan withdraws 50% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.5 times more CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2018). How we calculate this
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