Kazakhstan vs Ukraine: Prosperity gap
Kazakhstan
2.37
in 2021
Ukraine
2.21
in 2020
Kazakhstan rank
68th
Ukraine rank
70th
Prosperity gap over time
- Kazakhstan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 2.37 against 2.21 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.16.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 68th and Ukraine ranks 70th of 120 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.86 | 5.46 | 0.4043 | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 4.56 | 3.55 | 1.02 | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 2.65 | 2.46 | 0.189 | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 2.47 | 2.21 | 0.2609 | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Kazakhstan or Ukraine?
- Kazakhstan, at 2.37 against 2.21 in Ukraine as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Kazakhstan and Ukraine?
- 0.16, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Ukraine?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
- How do Kazakhstan and Ukraine rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Kazakhstan ranks 68th and Ukraine ranks 70th 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.