Kazakhstan or Latvia: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Latvia wins on more indicators: 10 of 13 against 1.
- Safety and trust: Kazakhstan 1:0
- Costs and work: Latvia 0:1
- Climate and health: Latvia 0:7
- Law and institutions: Latvia 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Kazakhstan
Indicator
Latvia
Safety and trust
Better: Kazakhstan (1 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
tie
periods differ
2.6 per 100,000 residents
2022
2.5 per 100,000 residents
2023
Trust between people
higher is better
✓23%
20223% higher
✗22%
20223% lower
Costs and work
Better: Latvia (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$44,293
20254% lower
✓$46,137
20254% higher
Climate and health
Better: Latvia (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗74.5 years
20242% lower
✓76.4 years
20243% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗70.3 years
20242% lower
✓71.6 years
20242% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗78.5 years
20244% lower
✓81.5 years
20244% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗77.9 years
20232% lower
✓79.6 years
20232% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
99.26%
2024almost equal
✓99.78%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
99.06%
2024almost equal
✓99.75%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗19.6 µg/m³ per year
202351% higher
✓13.0 µg/m³ per year
202334% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Latvia (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-0.41 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓1.07 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.26 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.77 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Kazakhstan, Latvia.