Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
be 12.2% less likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 36.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 3.2% as of 2019.
make 61.8% less money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $4,700 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 7.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kyrgyzstan, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2019.
Life
have 91.8% more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kyrgyzstan, 60.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Moldova, approximately 11.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 25.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.9% less likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, about 55.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.5% less on education
Moldova spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kyrgyzstan spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 29.7% less on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kyrgyzstan: At a glance
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