Kazakhstan vs Poland
Kazakhstan vs Poland: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water: 89.4% in Kazakhstan in 2021 and 88.9% in Poland in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1 times that in Poland.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- Kazakhstan has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Poland.
- The world as a whole: 72.5% in 2021.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Kazakhstan | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 88.9 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 89.4 | 88.9 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 89.3 | 89.6 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 89.3 | 90.3 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 89.3 | 90.7 | 71 |
| 2017 | 89.3 | 91 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 87.7 | 91.4 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 86.1 | 91.7 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 84.5 | 92 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 82.9 | 92.4 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 81.3 | 92.7 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 79.6 | 93 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 77.9 | 93.2 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 76.2 | 93.5 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 74.6 | 93.1 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 72.9 | 92.7 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 71.3 | 92.3 | 64 |
| 2005 | 69.7 | 92 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 68.1 | – | 63 |
| 2003 | 66.5 | – | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 64.9 | – | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 63.4 | – | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 63.1 | – | 60.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
- Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kazakhstan vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025