Kazakhstan vs Tajikistan
Kazakhstan vs Tajikistan: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water: 89.4% in Kazakhstan in 2021 and 55.3% in Tajikistan in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 34.1 percentage points, or 1.62 times that in Tajikistan.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- Kazakhstan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- The world as a whole: 72.5% in 2021.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Kazakhstan | Tajikistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 55.3 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 89.4 | 55.3 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 89.3 | 55.2 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 89.3 | 55.2 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 89.3 | 54.4 | 71 |
| 2017 | 89.3 | 53.6 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 87.7 | 52.7 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 86.1 | 51.9 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 84.5 | 51.1 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 82.9 | 50.2 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 81.3 | 49.4 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 79.6 | 48.5 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 77.9 | 47.4 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 76.2 | 46.2 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 74.6 | 44.9 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 72.9 | 43.7 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 71.3 | 42.6 | 64 |
| 2005 | 69.7 | 41.4 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 68.1 | 40.3 | 63 |
| 2003 | 66.5 | 39.2 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 64.9 | 38.1 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 63.4 | 37 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 63.1 | 36 | 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 Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025