Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Ukraine, you would:

Health

be 31.2% less likely to die by suicide

Ukraine has a suicide rate of 21.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, it is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 2.5 times more money

Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $5,866 as of 2025, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $14,692 as of 2025.

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Life

be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ukraine, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 3.6 times more children

In Ukraine, there are approximately 5.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 13.2% more likely to have internet access

In Ukraine, approximately 82.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, about 93.4% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 54.0% less on healthcare

Ukraine spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 32.5% less likely to be murdered

Ukraine has a homicide rate of 3.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 16.2% more likely to die in a road accident

In Ukraine, road accidents kill 10.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

use 2.0 times more electricity

Ukraine uses 2,516 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kazakhstan uses 5,146 kWh as of 2023.

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find 29.2% less home broadband

Ukraine has 21.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kazakhstan has 15.3 as of 2024.

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live with 5.5 times more strain on fresh water

Ukraine withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kazakhstan withdraws 35% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 4.0 times more CO2

Ukraine emits 3.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kazakhstan emits 12.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Kazakhstan: At a glance

Kazakhstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 2,699,700 sq km. Ethnic Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated to the region by the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century, and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural "Virgin Lands" program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to help cultivate Kazakhstan's northern pastures. This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-ethnic Kazakhs to outnumber natives. Non-Muslim ethnic minorities departed Kazakhstan in large numbers from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s and a national program has repatriated about a million ethnic Kazakhs back to Kazakhstan. These trends have allowed Kazakhs to become the titular majority again. This dramatic demographic shift has also undermined the previous religious diversity and made the country more than 70 percent Muslim. Kazakhstan's economy is larger than those of all the other Central Asian states largely due to the country's vast natural resources. Current issues include: developing a cohesive national identity; managing Islamic revivalism; expanding the development of the country's vast energy resources and exporting them to world markets; diversifying the economy outside the oil, gas, and mining sectors; enhancing Kazakhstan's economic competitiveness; developing a multiparty parliament and advancing political and social reform; and strengthening relations with neighboring states and other foreign powers.
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