Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years longer
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 38.1% more likely to be obese
In Kazakhstan, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 92.5% more money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $25,300 as of 2020, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $48,700 as of 2020.
pay a 4.5 times higher top tax rate
Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 84.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 20.0% fewer children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Australia, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 75.9% more on education
Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 3.5 times more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Australia, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Australia: At a glance
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