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

Health

be 76.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.

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live 13.6 years longer

In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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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see 8.7 times more spent on your healthcare

Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kazakhstan spends $1,460 as of 2023.

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have 17.9 times more doctors per person

Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kazakhstan has 37.5 as of 2023.

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have 100.0% more access to essential health services

Guinea scores 40 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kazakhstan scores 80 as of 2021.

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be 98.9% more likely to be obese

In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2024.

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be 3.0 times more likely to die by suicide

Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, it is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 7.8 times more money

Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $14,692 as of 2025.

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Life

be 98.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea, approximately 494.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.2 times more likely to be literate

In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, it is 99.8% as of 2018.

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be 87.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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.

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have 41.4% fewer children

In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 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 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, about 93.4% do as of 2024.

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be 31.9% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Guinea, approximately 74% of people have access to drinking water (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 98% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.8 times more on education

Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kazakhstan spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 67.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 1532.0 times more home broadband

Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Kazakhstan has 15.3 as of 2024.

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live with 25.3 times more strain on fresh water

Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kazakhstan withdraws 35% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 27.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.

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emit 35.9 times more CO2

Guinea emits 0.3 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 (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2018–2021). How we calculate this

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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