Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Palau, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 45.6% less likely to be obese
In Palau, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 22.0% of people as of 2024.
see 81.2% less spent on your healthcare
Palau spends $1,857 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kyrgyzstan spends $349 as of 2023.
have 13.3% fewer doctors per person
Palau has 18.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan has 15.7 as of 2023.
Economy
make 84.2% less money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $19,532 as of 2025, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $3,081 as of 2025.
Life
be 52.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Palau, approximately 89.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, 42.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 18.6 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.
have 81.5% more children
In Palau, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 58.5% less on healthcare
Palau spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 98.5% more on education
Palau spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 84.4% less likely to be murdered
Palau has a homicide rate of 11.2 per 100,000 people as of 2018. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 40.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Palau, road accidents kill 22.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, they kill 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Environment
emit 98.2% less CO2
Palau emits 82.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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Kyrgyzstan: At a glance
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