Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kazakhstan fits inside Canada 5.7 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 1,051 m above Canada’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 2 times as many people as Kazakhstan
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kazakhstan is 63% more densely populated than Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 3.3 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 3.0 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 11 years older than in Kazakhstan
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.7 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Canada hosts 48 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada and Kazakhstan are practically level
Canada: 2 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 7.6 times the size of Kazakhstan’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 51% more per person than Kazakhstan
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Canada than in Kazakhstan (Gini 2.3 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Canada and Kazakhstan are practically level
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Kazakhstan: 0% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Kazakhstan’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 13 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 7.6 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kazakhstan is 57% more likely to die before turning one than in Canada
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 33% more doctors per person than Canada
Canada: 2.8 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 Canada
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 2.2 times that in Canada
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 11% in Canada
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 0.11 points higher than in Kazakhstan
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 55% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 46% more meat per person than Kazakhstan
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 454 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 244 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 1.3 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 4% more tourists per resident than Canada (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 15 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (22 against 7)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan
Canada: 94% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 2.2 times as fast as in Kazakhstan
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Kazakhstan are practically level
Canada: 100% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan
Canada: 83% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94
Canada: 94 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 3 times as long as Kazakhstan’s
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 3.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Canada: 42% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Canada
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 29% more likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan than in Canada
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 2.7 times as deadly as in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kazakhstan is on average 10.8 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Canada gets 2.1 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Canada: 683 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 Canada bigger than Kazakhstan?
Canada is larger. Kazakhstan fits inside Canada 5.7 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Kazakhstan?
Canada has 2 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Kazakhstan?
People in Canada live 7.6 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.
Are people taller in Canada or Kazakhstan?
Men in Canada are 3.3 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
