Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 32.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 70.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 4.3% as of 2018.
pay a 71.4% lower top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 32.9% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $25,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 45.5% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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 50.0% less on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 60.0% less on healthcare
Cyprus spends 7.0% 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: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
How big is Kazakhstan compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.