Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 11.0% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, that number is 21.0% of people as of 2016.
live 3.4 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, that number is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 21.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 81.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 4.3% as of 2018.
pay a 56.5% lower top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 15.4% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $25,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 47.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
have 76.2% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 31.0% less on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 57.6% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
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