Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 17.0% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, that number is 21.0% of people as of 2016.
live 9.1 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 67.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 13.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 4.3% as of 2018.
pay a 79.2% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 71.8% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $25,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 24.8% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 14.7% less on education
Ireland spends 3.4% 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
Ireland 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: The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
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