Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.3 years longer

In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 40.7% more money

Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $25,300 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.

be 5.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kazakhstan, 4.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Estonia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2018.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 82.2% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 43.1% fewer children

In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 11.7% more likely to have internet access

In Kazakhstan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 79.3% more on education

Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Kazakhstan spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% 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.

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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