Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 34.6% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, that number is 21.0% of people as of 2016.
live 3.7 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, that number is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 64.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 70.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kazakhstan, however, that number is 4.3% as of 2018.
pay a 71.4% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 10.9% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $25,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 41.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kazakhstan, about 86.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% less on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.9% less on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% 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: The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
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