Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Kazakhstan 32 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 148 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Austria 1
Austria: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
0.5% of people in Austria live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0% (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 1.1% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 2% more hospital beds per person than Kazakhstan
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 43% higher than in Austria
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 5 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (12 against 7)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Austria is 6% faster than in Kazakhstan
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)
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: 47.3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)
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)
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 3.1 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Austria and Kazakhstan are practically level
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).