Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
have 31.1% more access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kazakhstan scores 80 as of 2021.
live 6.8 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 18.1% more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2024.
see 36.2% less spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kazakhstan spends $1,460 as of 2023.
be 9.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, it is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Life
be 68.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 32.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2023.
have 84.3% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 57.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 59.2% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 4.1 times more likely to be murdered
Maldives has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 9.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 22.0% less home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kazakhstan has 15.3 as of 2024.
live with 2.2 times more strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kazakhstan withdraws 35% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.5 times more CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kazakhstan emits 12.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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