Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kazakhstan fits inside Brazil 3.1 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 28% of Brazil
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Brazil hosts 6.2 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brazil has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
3.0% of people in Brazil live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0% (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 1.1% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Brazil’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 2.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Brazil
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 2.1 times that in Brazil
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 19 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (26 against 7)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 78% faster than in Kazakhstan
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)
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: 58.5% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)
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 27% deadlier than in Kazakhstan
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).