Kazakhstan has ended up near the bottom of the international Quality of Life Index. Kursiv LifeStyle has reviewed how the country got there.
The rating is prepared by Numbeo, a large analytical platform and is calculated based on the Quality of Life Index, which includes eight indicators:
- Purchasing power
- Security
- Healthcare
- Cost of living
- Housing affordability
- Road traffic
- Pollution
- Climate
The higher the index, the better the quality of life. The data is based on user surveys collected by Numbeo.
Based on Numbeo’s review of the first six months of the year, Kazakhstan was ranked 72nd out of 83 countries with an index score of 102. Nigeria was the last in the ranking with a score of 47. The top five countries in terms of quality of life are Luxembourg (219), the Netherlands (207), Denmark (205), Oman (204) and Switzerland (204). These countries have been ranked high due to clean environments, high-quality healthcare systems, security and relatively affordable real estate.
The purchasing power of regular Kazakhstanis is four times lower than that of residents in the leading countries, according to the report. Air pollution is also high in Kazakhstan. On the other hand, the cost of living is relatively low in the country, while security and healthcare are of average quality.
Neighboring China and Russia were ranked 59th and 65th, respectively. The vast majority of the top-ranking participants are in Western, Northern and Southern Europe.
In 2023, Kazakhstan was ranked 73rd.
Earlier, Almaty was added to the list of the most expensive cities in the world, becoming the most expensive in Central Asia.
