CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Austria fits inside Kazakhstan 32 times.

Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 3,212 m above Austria’s.

Austria: 3,798 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?

Kazakhstan has 2.3 times as many people as Austria.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Austria is 14 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Austria are 3.0 cm taller than in Kazakhstan.

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Austria are 5.2 cm taller than in Kazakhstan.

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 14 years older than in Kazakhstan.

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kazakhstan have 1.7 more children on average than in Austria.

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan.

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Austria 1.

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

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Austria’s economy is 89% larger than Kazakhstan’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 73% more per person than Kazakhstan.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in Kazakhstan (Gini 2 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Austria spends 1.0% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.

Austria: 1% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Kazakhstan’s.

Austria: 82% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 14 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Austria live 7.5 years longer than in Kazakhstan.

Austria: 82 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

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

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 47% more doctors per person than Kazakhstan.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 18% in Austria.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 0.21 points higher than in Kazakhstan.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 95% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Austria has 14% more meat per person than Kazakhstan.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 620 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Kazakhstan put in 536 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 0.19 years longer than in Austria.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 5.8 times as many tourists per resident as Kazakhstan (2019).

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 92% in Austria.

Austria: 92% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Kazakhstan are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.

Austria: 70% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124.

Austria: 124 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Kazakhstan’s railway network is 3.2 times as long as Austria’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 8.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan.

Austria: 5 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Austria.

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kazakhstan carries 55% more fine dust than in Austria.

Austria: 10.3 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 2.9 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Austria.

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kazakhstan are 2.7 times as deadly as in Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Austria is on average 0.0 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.

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

How much rain falls?

Austria gets 3.9 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Austria bigger than Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan is larger. Austria fits inside Kazakhstan 32 times.

Which has more people, Austria or Kazakhstan?

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

Where do people live longer, Austria or Kazakhstan?

People in Austria live 7.5 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.

Are people taller in Austria or Kazakhstan?

Men in Austria are 3.0 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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