Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
have 11.5% more doctors per person
Slovenia has 33.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kazakhstan has 37.5 as of 2023.
be 22.5% less likely to die by suicide
Slovenia has a suicide rate of 18.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, it is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.8 years less
In Slovenia, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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.
see 73.1% less spent on your healthcare
Slovenia spends $5,425 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kazakhstan spends $1,460 as of 2023.
Economy
be 60.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2024.
be 50.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
make 60.7% less money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $37,376 as of 2025, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $14,692 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Slovenia, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Slovenia, approximately 1.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 61.8% less on healthcare
Slovenia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 4.5 times more likely to be murdered
Slovenia has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Slovenia, road accidents kill 5.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 55.2% less home broadband
Slovenia has 34.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kazakhstan has 15.3 as of 2024.
live with 6.2 times more strain on fresh water
Slovenia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kazakhstan withdraws 35% as of 2022.
use 20.2% less electricity
Slovenia uses 6,450 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kazakhstan uses 5,146 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 3.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Slovenia, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.0 times more CO2
Slovenia emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kazakhstan emits 12.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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