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

Health

see 69.5% more spent on your healthcare

Kazakhstan spends $1,460 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.

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live 12.2 years less

In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 3.4 times more likely to be obese

In Kazakhstan, 21.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.

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have 25.0% less access to essential health services

Kazakhstan scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.

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Life

have 25.8% more children

In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 27.3 times 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 Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 11.1% less likely to have internet access

In Kazakhstan, approximately 93.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nauru, about 83.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 18.9% more on education

Kazakhstan spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 4.8 times more on healthcare

Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 34.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Kazakhstan, road accidents kill 12.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 35.0% less home broadband

Kazakhstan has 15.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Nauru: At a glance

Nauru is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 21 sq km. The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific region. Germany annexed the island in 1888. A German-British consortium began mining the island's phosphate deposits early in the 20th century. Australian forces occupied Nauru in World War I; it subsequently became a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory. It achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999 as the world's smallest independent republic.
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