Kazakhstan vs Sweden
Kazakhstan vs Sweden: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 9.1 years in Kazakhstan and 11.6 years in Sweden, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Sweden, by 2.5 years, or 1.27 times that in Kazakhstan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
- In 2020, Kazakhstan ranked 55 and Sweden ranked 9 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Kazakhstan | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.1 | 11.6 |
| 2018 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
| 2017 | 11.5 | 11.7 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11.1 |
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 Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025