Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Kazakhstan 18 times
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 5,950 m above Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 72% of Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 72.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 8.4 times as many people as Kazakhstan
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 175 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Bangladesh: 1,350 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 10.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 9.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 4.1 years older than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 0.8 more children on average than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.14 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 6.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Bangladesh hosts 32 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Bangladesh: 6.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 49% larger than Kazakhstan’s
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 4.4 times as much per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Bangladesh than in Kazakhstan (Gini 1.7 points higher)
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
5.9% of people in Bangladesh live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
Bangladesh: 5.9% (2022) · Kazakhstan: 0% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bangladesh and Kazakhstan are practically level
Bangladesh: 0.8% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kazakhstan’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Bangladesh’s 7.6%
Bangladesh: 7.6% (2021) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Kazakhstan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 9.2 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 0.4 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 3.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 5.2 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 7.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 4 times that in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 2.31 points higher than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 2,045 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 14 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 548 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 408 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 5.8 years longer than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 257 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019)
Bangladesh: 0.002 (2019) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kazakhstan has 4 more World Heritage sites than Bangladesh (7 against 3)
Bangladesh: 3 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Bangladesh none
Bangladesh: 0 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Kazakhstan is 92% faster than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 86 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 5.6 times as long as Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 14% of Bangladesh, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Bangladesh: 14.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 22 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
15% of Kazakhstan’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in Kazakhstan
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9% more likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 69% deadlier than in Kazakhstan
Bangladesh: 34.5 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 18.0 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 6.4 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Bangladesh: 2,096 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 Bangladesh bigger than Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Kazakhstan 18 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Kazakhstan?
Bangladesh has 8.4 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Kazakhstan?
People in Bangladesh live 0.4 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Kazakhstan?
Men in Kazakhstan are 10.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
