If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Czech Republic, you would:

Health

be 16.3% less likely to be obese

In Czech Republic, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 22.0% of people as of 2024.

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be 49.0% less likely to die by suicide

Czech Republic has a suicide rate of 13.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 7.6 years less

In Czech Republic, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 92.5% less spent on your healthcare

Czech Republic spends $4,674 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kyrgyzstan spends $349 as of 2023.

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have 64.0% fewer doctors per person

Czech Republic has 43.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan has 15.7 as of 2023.

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have 17.9% less access to essential health services

Czech Republic scores 84 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kyrgyzstan scores 69 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 24.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Czech Republic, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.

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make 91.4% less money

Czech Republic has a GDP per capita of $35,917 as of 2025, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $3,081 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Czech Republic, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 14.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Czech Republic, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, 42.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 7.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Czech Republic, approximately 2.1 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.

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Expenditures

spend 47.1% less on healthcare

Czech Republic spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 58.8% more on education

Czech Republic spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 2.3 times more likely to be murdered

Czech Republic has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Czech Republic, road accidents kill 5.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, they kill 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 79.9% less home broadband

Czech Republic has 38.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 as of 2024.

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live with 2.3 times more strain on fresh water

Czech Republic withdraws 22% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan withdraws 50% as of 2022.

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use 64.8% less electricity

Czech Republic uses 5,877 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan uses 2,069 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 79.1% less CO2

Czech Republic emits 7.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Czech Republic, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, it causes 88.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Kyrgyzstan: At a glance

Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 191,801 sq km. A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Former prime minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV overwhelmingly won the presidential election in the summer of 2005. Over the next few years, he manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for the presidency. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won re-election in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual fleeing to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power in independent Kyrgyzstan's history. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, and terrorism.
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