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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Kazakhstan is 14% bigger than Algeria.

Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,102 m above Algeria’s.

Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Algeria has 2.3 times as many people as Kazakhstan.

Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Algeria is 2.6 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.

Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Kazakhstan and Algeria are practically level.

Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Algeria and Kazakhstan are practically level.

Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Kazakhstan is 1.3 years older than in Algeria.

Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kazakhstan have 0.3 more children on average than in Algeria.

Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

9.0% of people in Kazakhstan are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.

Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Algeria 1.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Kazakhstan’s economy is 7% larger than Algeria’s.

Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Kazakhstan produces 2.4 times as much per person as Algeria.

Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Algeria: no data · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan.

Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Kazakhstan’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Algeria’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Kazakhstan spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Algeria.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Algeria live 1.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan.

Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Algeria is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan.

Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Kazakhstan has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Algeria.

Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.

Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan.

Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.92 points higher than in Algeria.

Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Kazakhstan drink 14 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.

Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Kazakhstan has 2.9 times as much meat per person as Algeria.

Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Algeria has 260 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan.

Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Algeria put in 258 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan.

Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 5.1 years longer than in Algeria.

Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Algeria: no data · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 77% in Algeria.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Algeria and Kazakhstan are practically level.

Algeria: 100% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.

Algeria: 76% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115.

Algeria: 115 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Kazakhstan’s railway network is 4 times as long as Algeria’s.

Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 3.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria.

Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Kazakhstan and Algeria are practically level.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 3.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Algeria.

Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

15% of Kazakhstan’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kazakhstan carries 11% more fine dust than in Algeria.

Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Algeria are 50% deadlier than in Kazakhstan.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Algeria is on average 16.9 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.

Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Kazakhstan gets 5.7 times as much rain as Algeria.

Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Algeria bigger than Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan is larger. Kazakhstan is 14% bigger than Algeria.

Which has more people, Algeria or Kazakhstan?

Algeria has 2.3 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Algeria or Kazakhstan?

People in Algeria live 1.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.

Are people taller in Algeria or Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan and Algeria are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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