How much coast is there?

China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

China’s highest peak towers 1,839 m above Kazakhstan’s.

China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

China has 67 times as many people as Kazakhstan.

China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

China is 19 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.

China: 150 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in China is 9.6 years older than in Kazakhstan.

China: 39.1 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kazakhstan have 2.0 more children on average than in China.

China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan.

China: 14.9% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

China has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.

China: 0.1 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, China 1.

China: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

China’s economy is 64 times the size of Kazakhstan’s.

China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Kazakhstan produces 51% more per person than China.

China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in China than in Kazakhstan (Gini 6.8 points higher).

China: 36 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Kazakhstan and China are practically level.

China: 4.6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

China spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.

China: 1.7% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

China’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Kazakhstan’s.

China: 47% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

China spends 56% more on health per person than Kazakhstan.

China: $763 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kazakhstan is 80% more likely to die before turning one than in China.

China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Kazakhstan has 21% more doctors per person than China.

China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 9.1% in China.

China: 9.1% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in China smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan.

China: 22.8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.56 points higher than in China.

China: 6.07 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Kazakhstan drink 62% more alcohol than in China.

China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

China has 13% more meat per person than Kazakhstan.

China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

China has 391 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan.

China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in China put in 353 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan.

China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 4.5 years longer than in China.

China: 8 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Kazakhstan welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as China (2019).

China: 0.05 (2019) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)

How many people are online?

93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 92% in China.

China: 92% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

China and Kazakhstan are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

66% of people in China live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.

China: 66% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)

How many phones per person?

China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127.

China: 132 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

China’s railway network is 6.9 times as long as Kazakhstan’s.

China: 109,767 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 30% more passengers per resident than those from China.

China: 0.44 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 24% of China, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

China: 24% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 61% more CO₂ than someone in China.

China: 8.7 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

37% of China’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.

China: 37% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in China carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Kazakhstan.

China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 5.1 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in China.

China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in China are 43% deadlier than in Kazakhstan.

China: 17.4 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

China and Kazakhstan are practically level.

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

How much rain falls?

China gets 2.5 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.

China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)