China vs Kazakhstan: Prosperity gap
China
2.4
in 2022
Kazakhstan
2.37
in 2021
China rank
65th
Kazakhstan rank
68th
Prosperity gap over time
- China
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
China currently reports 2.4 against 2.37 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.03.
Across all 17 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 65th and Kazakhstan ranks 68th of 120 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.76 | 5.86 | 8.9 | China |
| 2000s | 8.86 | 5.04 | 3.82 | China |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 2.65 | 1.45 | China |
| 2020s | 2.56 | 2.42 | 0.1433 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, China or Kazakhstan?
- China, at 2.4 against 2.37 in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between China and Kazakhstan?
- 0.03, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kazakhstan?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do China and Kazakhstan rank globally for prosperity gap?
- China ranks 65th and Kazakhstan ranks 68th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.