If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Liberia, you would:

Health

live 10.1 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 49.6% more spent on your healthcare

Liberia spends $233 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kyrgyzstan spends $349 as of 2023.

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have 8.8 times more doctors per person

Liberia has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan has 15.7 as of 2023.

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have 53.3% more access to essential health services

Liberia scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kyrgyzstan scores 69 as of 2021.

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be 23.9% more likely to be obese

In Liberia, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 22.0% of people as of 2024.

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be 13.9% more likely to die by suicide

Liberia has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 3.4 times more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $3,081 as of 2025.

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be 22.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Liberia, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.

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Life

be 93.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Liberia, approximately 628.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, 42.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to be literate

In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 99.6% as of 2018.

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be 76.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Liberia, approximately 63.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 36.6% fewer children

In Liberia, there are approximately 30.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (53% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Liberia, approximately 32.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, about 92.0% do as of 2024.

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be 20.4% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Liberia, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 95% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 65.4% less on healthcare

Liberia spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 3.0 times more on education

Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 13.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Liberia, road accidents kill 15.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, they kill 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 28.9 times more home broadband

Liberia has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 as of 2024.

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live with 192.5 times more strain on fresh water

Liberia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan withdraws 50% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 46.7% more likely to die from air pollution

In Liberia, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, it causes 88.0 as of 2019.

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emit 9.9 times more CO2

Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2017–2018). How we calculate this

Kyrgyzstan: At a glance

Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 191,801 sq km. A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Former prime minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV overwhelmingly won the presidential election in the summer of 2005. Over the next few years, he manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for the presidency. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won re-election in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual fleeing to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power in independent Kyrgyzstan's history. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, and terrorism.
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