Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kazakhstan is 16% bigger than the DR Congo
DR Congo: 2,345,410 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 1,900 m above the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 16% of the DR Congo
DR Congo: 16.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 5.4 times as many people as Kazakhstan
DR Congo: 113 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The DR Congo is 6.4 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 6.9 cm taller than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 5.4 cm taller than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 14 years older than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 3.0 more children on average than in Kazakhstan
DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.0% of people in Kazakhstan are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.1% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The DR Congo hosts 21 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
DR Congo: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The DR Congo has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
DR Congo: 0.1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Kazakhstan 2
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kazakhstan’s economy is 3.4 times the size of the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: $91 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 23 times as much per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Kazakhstan (Gini 15.5 points higher)
DR Congo: 44.7 (2020) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
85% of people in the DR Congo live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
DR Congo: 85.3% (2020) · Kazakhstan: 0% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Kazakhstan and the DR Congo are practically level
DR Congo: 4.4% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The DR Congo spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
DR Congo: 1.4% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kazakhstan’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, the DR Congo’s 11%
DR Congo: 10.7% (2022) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)
How expensive is it?
The DR Congo’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Kazakhstan’s
DR Congo: 42% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 21 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: $23 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kazakhstan live 12 years longer than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 7.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan
DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 18 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
DR Congo: no data · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 1% higher than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 18 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 5.9% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 12% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 12.3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 2.87 points higher than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.76 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 3.7 times as much alcohol as in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 19 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 1,121 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo
DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 134 more hours a year than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 5.2 years longer than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 98 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019)
DR Congo: 0.01 (2019) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kazakhstan has 2 more World Heritage sites than the DR Congo (7 against 5)
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, the DR Congo none
DR Congo: 0 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 20% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Kazakhstan is 2.2 times as fast as in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 75 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 22.5% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 45% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59
DR Congo: 59 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 4.4 times as long as the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 56 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.01 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 62% of the DR Congo, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
DR Congo: 61.5% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 258 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
DR Congo: 100% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Kazakhstan
DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
DR Congo: no data · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 16% deadlier than in Kazakhstan
DR Congo: 23.7 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 17.0 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 4.5 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
DR Congo: 1,469 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 the DR Congo bigger than Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan is larger. Kazakhstan is 16% bigger than the DR Congo.
Which has more people, the DR Congo or Kazakhstan?
The DR Congo has 5.4 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the DR Congo or Kazakhstan?
People in Kazakhstan live 12 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in the DR Congo and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.
Are people taller in the DR Congo or Kazakhstan?
Men in Kazakhstan are 6.9 cm taller than in the DR Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
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