How much coast is there?

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 6,316 m above Belgium’s.

Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Kazakhstan has 75% more people than Belgium.

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 51 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 12 years older than in Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kazakhstan have 1.5 more children on average than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

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

Belgium: 21% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Kazakhstan 2.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Belgium’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Kazakhstan’s.

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium produces 69% more per person than Kazakhstan.

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Kazakhstan than in Belgium (Gini 2.4 points higher).

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Belgium spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 12 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan.

Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kazakhstan is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Belgium.

Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Kazakhstan has 5% more doctors per person than Belgium.

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

Belgium and Kazakhstan are practically level.

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 0.29 points higher than in Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belgium drink 60% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Kazakhstan has 8% more meat per person than Belgium.

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 785 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Kazakhstan put in 381 more hours a year than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belgium went to school 0.14 years longer than in Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Belgium welcomed 61% more tourists per resident than Kazakhstan (2019).

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 96% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Belgium and Kazakhstan are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 88% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.

Belgium: 104 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Kazakhstan’s railway network is 4.4 times as long as Belgium’s.

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belgium fly 67% more passengers per resident than those from Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Belgium, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 91% more CO₂ than someone in Belgium.

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Belgium’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kazakhstan carries 72% more fine dust than in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

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

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

How warm is it?

Belgium is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Belgium gets 2.8 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)