Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Denmark instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years longer
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $35,500 as of 2023, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $72,000 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 5.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.
pay a 5.6 times higher top tax rate
Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 61.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Denmark, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 84.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 34.3% fewer children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.1% more likely to have internet access
In Kazakhstan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Denmark, about 99.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 42.2% more on education
Kazakhstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Danish Central Tax Administration, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Denmark: At a glance
How big is Denmark compared to Kazakhstan? See an in-depth size comparison.