Kazakhstan vs Portugal
Kazakhstan vs Portugal: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 9.1 years in Kazakhstan and 11.3 years in Portugal, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Portugal, by 2.2 years, or 1.24 times that in Kazakhstan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Portugal has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
- In 2020, Kazakhstan ranked 55 and Portugal ranked 16 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Kazakhstan | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.1 | 11.3 |
| 2018 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
| 2017 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kazakhstan vs Portugal
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Portugal: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Portugal: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Portugal: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Portugal: 95.2% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Portugal: 4.42% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Portugal: 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Portugal: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Portugal: -0% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Portugal: 1.51 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Portugal: 61.5% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Portugal: 46.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Portugal: 24.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Portugal: 2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Portugal: 1.71% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Portugal: $5.51B in 2025
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Portugal: $563 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Portugal: 4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Portugal: 52,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Portugal: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Portugal: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Portugal: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Portugal: 1 million TIV in 2025