If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Tuvalu, you would:

Health

live 5.1 years longer

In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 66.2% less likely to be obese

In Tuvalu, 65.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 22.0% of people as of 2024.

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have 16.5% more doctors per person

Tuvalu has 13.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Kyrgyzstan has 15.7 as of 2023.

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have 32.7% more access to essential health services

Tuvalu scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kyrgyzstan scores 69 as of 2021.

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see 79.1% less spent on your healthcare

Tuvalu spends $1,671 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kyrgyzstan spends $349 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 49.0% less money

Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $3,081 as of 2025.

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Life

be 75.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tuvalu, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, 42.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 10.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Tuvalu, approximately 16.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 11.7% fewer children

In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 13.4% more likely to have internet access

In Tuvalu, approximately 81.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, about 92.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 46.8% less on education

Tuvalu spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 83.4% less on healthcare

Tuvalu spends 27.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 25.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Tuvalu, road accidents kill 17.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, they kill 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 72.6% more home broadband

Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Kyrgyzstan: At a glance

Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 191,801 sq km. A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Former prime minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV overwhelmingly won the presidential election in the summer of 2005. Over the next few years, he manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for the presidency. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won re-election in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual fleeing to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power in independent Kyrgyzstan's history. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, and terrorism.
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