Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years less
In Uzbekistan, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 36.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Uzbekistan, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 3.2% as of 2019.
make 32.9% less money
Uzbekistan has a GDP per capita of $7,000 as of 2020, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $4,700 as of 2020.
be 43.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uzbekistan, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Kyrgyzstan, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2019.
Life
have 25.8% more children
In Uzbekistan, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uzbekistan, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kyrgyzstan, 60.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Uzbekistan, approximately 19.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 25.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.6% less on healthcare
Uzbekistan spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kyrgyzstan: At a glance
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