Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 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 80.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 4.3% as of 2018.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 28.9% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2020, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $25,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 75.8% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, about 86.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 44.2% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 58.2% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 6.7% 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: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
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