Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 11.8% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, that number is 21.0% of people as of 2016.
live 10.0 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020. In Kazakhstan, that number is 72 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 70.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, that number is 5.0% as of 2017.
be 87.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 2.6% as of 2016.
pay a 77.8% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 31.5% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $38,400 as of 2017, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $26,300 as of 2017.
Life
have 88.5% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Kazakhstan, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 3.2 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Kazakhstan, on the other hand, 17.9 children do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Spain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Kazakhstan spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
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