Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 65.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 12.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 4.3% as of 2018.
pay a 23.1% lower top tax rate
Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 41.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
have 62.8% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.4 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 38.3% less on education
Russia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 50.9% less on healthcare
Russia spends 5.7% 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: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
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