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Kazakhstan vs United Kingdom
How Kazakhstan and United Kingdom compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Kingdom was higher: 81.3 years against 74.4 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, United Kingdom was higher: $48,420 against $12,490
- Population · In 2023, United Kingdom was higher: 68.7 million people against 20.3 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, United Kingdom was higher: 2.35% of GDP against 0.43% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, Kazakhstan was higher: 12.57 tonnes against 4.22 tonnes
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- GDP per personKazakhstan: $12,490 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- TemperatureKazakhstan: 9 °C in 2025United Kingdom: 10.4 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personKazakhstan: $12,490 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- GDP growthKazakhstan: 5% a year in 2024United Kingdom: 1.2% a year in 2025
- InflationKazakhstan: 8.7% a year in 2024United Kingdom: 3.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtKazakhstan: 24.4% of GDP in 2024United Kingdom: 102.1% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, WHO/UNICEF, IHME, World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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