Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 27.3% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, that number is 21.0% of people as of 2016.
live 10.7 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 74.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 4.3% as of 2018.
pay a 71.4% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 35.5% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $25,300 as of 2020.
be 6.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
have 58.1% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 38.3% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 65.9% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% 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: The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
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