Kazakhstan vs Spain
Kazakhstan vs Spain: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 9.1 years in Kazakhstan and 10.5 years in Spain, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Spain, by 1.4 years, or 1.15 times that in Kazakhstan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Spain has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
- In 2020, Kazakhstan ranked 55 and Spain ranked 35 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Kazakhstan | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.1 | 10.5 |
| 2018 | 11.8 | 10.7 |
| 2017 | 11.5 | 10.8 |
| 2010 | 9 | 10.3 |
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 Spain
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Spain: 99.6% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Spain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025