Kazakhstan or Turkey: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Kazakhstan wins on more indicators: 8 of 13 against 5.
- Safety and trust: Kazakhstan 3:0
- Costs and work: Turkey 0:1
- Climate and health: Turkey 3:4
- Law and institutions: Kazakhstan 2:0
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
Turkey
Safety and trust
Better: Kazakhstan (3 : 0)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗0.30 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✓2.6 per 100,000 residents
202221% lower
✗3.2 per 100,000 residents
202327% higher
Trust between people
higher is better
✓23%
202263% higher
✗14%
202239% lower
Costs and work
Better: Turkey (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$44,293
20252% lower
✓$45,288
20252% higher
Climate and health
Better: Turkey (3 : 4)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗74.5 years
20244% lower
✓77.4 years
20244% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗70.3 years
20246% lower
✓74.6 years
20246% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗78.5 years
20242% lower
✓80.3 years
20242% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗77.9 years
20234% lower
✓81.0 years
20234% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✓99.26%
2024almost equal
99.20%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓99.06%
2024almost equal
99.04%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓19.6 µg/m³ per year
202326% lower
✗26.4 µg/m³ per year
202335% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Kazakhstan (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.41 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.81 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
✗-0.53 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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, Turkey.