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

Health

see 15.0% more spent on your healthcare

Kazakhstan spends $1,460 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Georgia spends $1,679 as of 2023.

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have 50.3% more doctors per person

Kazakhstan has 37.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Georgia has 56.4 as of 2023.

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be 65.1% less likely to die by suicide

Kazakhstan has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Georgia, it is 5.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 69.2% more likely to be obese

In Kazakhstan, 21.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Georgia, that number is 35.7% of people as of 2024.

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have 15.0% less access to essential health services

Kazakhstan scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Georgia scores 68 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Georgia, that number is 12.1% as of 2025.

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be 88.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kazakhstan, 5.0% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Georgia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2024.

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make 34.0% less money

Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $14,692 as of 2025, while in Georgia, the GDP per capita is $9,692 as of 2025.

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Life

be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Kazakhstan, approximately 10.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Georgia, 20.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 42.2% fewer children

In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Georgia, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.3% less likely to have internet access

In Kazakhstan, approximately 93.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Georgia, about 83.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 18.1% less on education

Kazakhstan spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Georgia spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 82.0% more on healthcare

Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Georgia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 20.4% less likely to be murdered

Kazakhstan has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Georgia, that number is 2.0 per 100,000 as of 2019.

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Infrastructure

find 98.6% more home broadband

Kazakhstan has 15.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Georgia has 30.4 as of 2024.

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live with 87.8% less strain on fresh water

Kazakhstan withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Georgia withdraws 4% as of 2022.

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use 34.3% less electricity

Kazakhstan uses 5,146 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Georgia uses 3,382 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 71.9% less CO2

Kazakhstan emits 12.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Georgia emits 3.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Georgia: At a glance

Georgia is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 69,700 sq km. The region of present day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia. The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries A.D., and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Domination by Persians, Arabs, and Turks was followed by a Georgian golden age (11th-13th centuries) that was cut short by the Mongol invasion of 1236. Subsequently, the Ottoman and Persian empires competed for influence in the region. Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following the Russian revolution, it was forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1921 and regained its independence when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. Mounting public discontent over rampant corruption and ineffective government services, followed by an attempt by the incumbent Georgian Government to manipulate national legislative elections in November 2003 touched off widespread protests that led to the resignation of Eduard SHEVARDNADZE, president since 1995. In the aftermath of that popular movement, which became known as the "Rose Revolution," new elections in early 2004 swept Mikheil SAAKASHVILI into power along with his United National Movement (UNM) party. Progress on market reforms and democratization has been made in the years since independence, but this progress has been complicated by Russian assistance and support to the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Periodic flare-ups in tension and violence culminated in a five-day conflict in August 2008 between Russia and Georgia, including the invasion of large portions of undisputed Georgian territory. Russian troops pledged to pull back from most occupied Georgian territory, but in late August 2008 Russia unilaterally recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and Russian military forces remain in those regions. Billionaire philanthropist Bidzina IVANISHVILI's unexpected entry into politics in October 2011 brought the divided opposition together under his Georgian Dream coalition, which won a majority of seats in the October 2012 parliamentary election and removed UNM from power. Conceding defeat, SAAKASHVILI named IVANISHVILI as prime minister and allowed Georgian Dream to create a new government. Georgian Dream's Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI was inaugurated as president on 17 November 2013, ending a tense year of power-sharing between SAAKASHVILI and IVANISHVILI. IVANISHVILI voluntarily resigned from office after the presidential succession, and Georgia's legislature on 20 November 2013 confirmed Irakli GARIBASHVILI as his replacement. Georgia's recent elections represent unique examples of a former Soviet state that emerged to conduct democratic and peaceful government transitions of power. Popular and government support for integration with the West is high in Georgia. Joining the EU and NATO are among the country's top foreign policy goals.
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