Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 11.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 72.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 4.3% as of 2018.
pay a 68.8% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 21.4% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $25,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 80.9% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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 37.0% less on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 56.9% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% 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, Ministry of Finance, Poland, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
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