Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kazakhstan fits inside Brazil 3.1 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,016 m above Brazil’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 10 times as many people as Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Brazil is 3.3 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Brazil and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Brazil and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 4.5 years older than in Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.4 more children on average than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brazil has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Brazil 1.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 7.4 times the size of Kazakhstan’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 89% more per person than Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Kazakhstan (Gini 21.1 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Brazil spends 1.0% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Kazakhstan’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 1.5 years longer than in Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 66% more likely to die before turning one than in Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 59% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Brazil and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 74% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 61% more meat per person than Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 288 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 19 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 4.1 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 86% longer than Kazakhstan’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 27% more passengers per resident than those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 6.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 5% more fine dust than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.6 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 29% deadlier than in Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 17.5 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 5.1 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Kazakhstan?
Brazil is larger. Kazakhstan fits inside Brazil 3.1 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Kazakhstan?
Brazil has 10 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Kazakhstan?
People in Brazil live 1.5 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.
Are people taller in Brazil or Kazakhstan?
Brazil and Kazakhstan are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).