Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
live 10.1 years longer
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 75.9% more money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $26,100 as of 2022, while in France, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2022.
be 50.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 5.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.
pay a 5.0 times higher top tax rate
Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 38.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 83.6% 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 France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.
have 36.6% fewer children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.2% more on education
Kazakhstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.2 times more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In France, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
France: At a glance
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