Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 21.7% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
live 5.5 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.0% as of 2023.
make 84.8% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2023.
be 48.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, however, that number is 33.3% as of 2021.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 18.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kyrgyzstan, 50.0 women do as of 2020.
be 7.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 42.8% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, about 55.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.1% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kyrgyzstan: At a glance
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