Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Nepal, you would:
Health
be 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In Nepal, 4.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.5% more money
Nepal has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2022, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $5,100 as of 2022.
be 63.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Nepal, 10.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.0% as of 2022.
be 32.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nepal, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Kyrgyzstan, however, that number is 33.3% as of 2021.
Life
be 71.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nepal, approximately 174.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kyrgyzstan, 50.0 women do as of 2020.
be 39.9% more likely to be literate
In Nepal, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 99.6% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 10.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nepal, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 47.6% more on education
Nepal spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kyrgyzstan: At a glance
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