Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 52.9% more likely to be obese
In Kazakhstan, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 94.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 5.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2020.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 30.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
have 19.8% fewer children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on education
Kazakhstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 21.1% more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Kazakhstan? See an in-depth size comparison.