Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

be 50.2% less likely to be obese

In Puerto Rico, 42.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 7.4 years less

In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 2.7 times more likely to die by suicide

Puerto Rico has a suicide rate of 5.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, it is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 20.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.

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make 63.8% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $40,620 as of 2025, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $14,692 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.4 times more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 22.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 13.8% more on education

Puerto Rico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Kazakhstan spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 82.5% less likely to be murdered

Puerto Rico has a homicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 45.3% less home broadband

Puerto Rico has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kazakhstan has 15.3 as of 2024.

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live with 77.2% more strain on fresh water

Puerto Rico withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kazakhstan withdraws 35% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 2.6 times more CO2

Puerto Rico emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kazakhstan emits 12.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Kazakhstan: At a glance

Kazakhstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 2,699,700 sq km. Ethnic Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated to the region by the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century, and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural "Virgin Lands" program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to help cultivate Kazakhstan's northern pastures. This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-ethnic Kazakhs to outnumber natives. Non-Muslim ethnic minorities departed Kazakhstan in large numbers from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s and a national program has repatriated about a million ethnic Kazakhs back to Kazakhstan. These trends have allowed Kazakhs to become the titular majority again. This dramatic demographic shift has also undermined the previous religious diversity and made the country more than 70 percent Muslim. Kazakhstan's economy is larger than those of all the other Central Asian states largely due to the country's vast natural resources. Current issues include: developing a cohesive national identity; managing Islamic revivalism; expanding the development of the country's vast energy resources and exporting them to world markets; diversifying the economy outside the oil, gas, and mining sectors; enhancing Kazakhstan's economic competitiveness; developing a multiparty parliament and advancing political and social reform; and strengthening relations with neighboring states and other foreign powers.
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