Kazakhstan vs Romania
Kazakhstan vs Romania: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 9.1 years in Kazakhstan and 8.4 years in Romania, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 0.8 years, or 1.09 times that in Romania.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Kazakhstan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Kazakhstan ranked 55 and Romania ranked 78 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Kazakhstan | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| 2018 | 11.8 | 8.6 |
| 2017 | 11.5 | 8.8 |
| 2010 | 9 | 8.9 |
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 Romania
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025