Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 37.8% more likely to be obese
In Spain, 15.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2024.
see 70.4% less spent on your healthcare
Spain spends $4,935 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kazakhstan spends $1,460 as of 2023.
have 12.6% fewer doctors per person
Spain has 42.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kazakhstan has 37.5 as of 2023.
be 67.4% more likely to die by suicide
Spain has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, it is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 54.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 10.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
be 75.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2024.
make 62.0% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $38,627 as of 2025, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $14,692 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 6.5 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 Spain, 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 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.6 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 59.1% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.7 times more likely to be murdered
Spain has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Spain, road accidents kill 3.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 19.9% less strain on fresh water
Spain withdraws 43% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kazakhstan withdraws 35% as of 2022.
find 60.9% less home broadband
Spain has 39.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kazakhstan has 15.3 as of 2024.
Environment
be 6.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Spain, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.8 times more CO2
Spain emits 4.5 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), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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