Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of New York, you would:

Health

live 5.4 years less

In New York, the average life expectancy is 78 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

make 93.0% less money

New York has a GDP per capita of $91,992 as of 2024, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2023.

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be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In New York, 13.3% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, however, that number is 33.3% as of 2021.

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Basic Needs

be 38.7% less likely to have internet access

In New York, approximately 89.7% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, about 55.0% do as of 2022.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), The World Factbook.

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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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