Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Kazakhstan 35 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 5,408 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 46% of Czechia
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kazakhstan has 91% more people than Czechia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 18 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 5.7 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 6.2 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 13 years older than in Kazakhstan
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.6 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 173 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia and Kazakhstan are practically level
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 28% larger than Kazakhstan’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 37% more per person than Kazakhstan
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kazakhstan than in Czechia (Gini 3.5 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Czechia and Kazakhstan are practically level
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Kazakhstan’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 5.5 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 5.4 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kazakhstan is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 16% more doctors per person than Kazakhstan
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia and Kazakhstan are nearly identical here
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 49% higher than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.19 points higher than in Kazakhstan
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Kazakhstan
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 27% more meat per person than Kazakhstan
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 248 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 201 more hours a year than in Czechia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 0.42 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 2.7 times as many tourists per resident as Kazakhstan (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 10 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (17 against 7)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Czechia is 13% faster than in Kazakhstan
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Kazakhstan are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 71% longer than Czechia’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 2.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Czechia
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Czechia’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 32% more fine dust than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.3 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 2.9 times as deadly as in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Czechia is on average 1.6 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 2.5 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Czechia: 805 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 Czechia bigger than Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan is larger. Czechia fits inside Kazakhstan 35 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan has 91% more people than Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Kazakhstan?
People in Czechia live 5.4 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.
Are people taller in Czechia or Kazakhstan?
Men in Czechia are 5.7 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).