Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Greenland, you would:

Health

live 4.3 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 24.8% less likely to be obese

In Greenland, 28.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 74.9% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $58,499 as of 2023, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $14,692 as of 2025.

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Life

be 15.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2024.

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have 62.7% more children

In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 34.4% more likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, about 93.4% do as of 2024.

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Infrastructure

find 52.1% less home broadband

Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Kazakhstan has 15.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 20.3% more CO2

Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kazakhstan emits 12.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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Kazakhstan: At a glance

Kazakhstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 2,699,700 sq km. Ethnic Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated to the region by the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century, and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural "Virgin Lands" program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to help cultivate Kazakhstan's northern pastures. This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-ethnic Kazakhs to outnumber natives. Non-Muslim ethnic minorities departed Kazakhstan in large numbers from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s and a national program has repatriated about a million ethnic Kazakhs back to Kazakhstan. These trends have allowed Kazakhs to become the titular majority again. This dramatic demographic shift has also undermined the previous religious diversity and made the country more than 70 percent Muslim. Kazakhstan's economy is larger than those of all the other Central Asian states largely due to the country's vast natural resources. Current issues include: developing a cohesive national identity; managing Islamic revivalism; expanding the development of the country's vast energy resources and exporting them to world markets; diversifying the economy outside the oil, gas, and mining sectors; enhancing Kazakhstan's economic competitiveness; developing a multiparty parliament and advancing political and social reform; and strengthening relations with neighboring states and other foreign powers.
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