Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Kazakhstan, you would:

Health

live 2.8 years longer

In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 21.0% less likely to be obese

In Kazakhstan, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 75.2% less money

Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $35,500 as of 2023, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2023.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kazakhstan, 5.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2016.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 19.2% more children

In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, there are 20.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kazakhstan, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, 30.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 41.7% less likely to have internet access

In Kazakhstan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, about 50.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 78.9% more on healthcare

Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Committee, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Uzbekistan: At a glance

Uzbekistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 425,400 sq km. Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country has lessened its dependence on the cotton monoculture by diversifying agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base. However, longserving septuagenarian President Islom KARIMOV, who rose through the ranks of the Soviet-era State Planning Committee (Gosplan), remains wedded to the concepts of a command economy, creating a challenging environment for foreign investment. Current concerns include post-KARIMOV succession, terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.
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