Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 61.0% less spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kazakhstan spends $1,460 as of 2023.
Economy
be 42.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
be 77.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2024.
make 57.3% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $14,692 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 51.9% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 65.6% more likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 56.7% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kazakhstan has 15.3 as of 2024.
live with 2.7 times more strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kazakhstan withdraws 35% as of 2022.
Environment
be 5.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
emit 62.0% more CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kazakhstan emits 12.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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