Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt fits inside Kazakhstan 2.7 times
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,381 m above Egypt’s
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Egypt: 4.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 5.7 times as many people as Kazakhstan
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 15 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 0.9 cm taller than in Egypt
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 0.9 cm taller than in Egypt
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 5.4 years older than in Egypt
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 0.2 more children on average than in Egypt
Egypt: 2.74 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 5.3% in Egypt
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Egypt hosts 8.9 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Egypt: 0.5 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Egypt 1
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 19% larger than Kazakhstan’s
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 2.2 times as much per person as Egypt
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kazakhstan than in Egypt (Gini 0.7 points higher)
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.4% of people in Egypt live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
Egypt: 1.4% (2021) · Kazakhstan: 0% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Egypt and Kazakhstan are practically level
Egypt: 0.6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Egypt’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Egypt: 12.5% (2015) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Kazakhstan’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Egypt’s
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 3.5 times as much on health per person as Egypt
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kazakhstan live 2.7 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 5.6 times as many doctors per person as Egypt
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 6.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Egypt
Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 23 times that in Egypt
Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 2.77 points higher than in Egypt
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 58 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Egypt
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 42 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 394 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 2.4 years longer than in Egypt
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 4.9 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019)
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Egypt and Kazakhstan are practically level
Egypt: 7 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Egypt 41
Egypt: 41 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Kazakhstan is 2 times as fast as in Egypt
Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Kazakhstan are practically level
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Egypt’s
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 1.3% of Kazakhstan, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Egypt: 0% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 6.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
15% of Kazakhstan’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Kazakhstan
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 94% more likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan than in Egypt
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 65% deadlier than in Egypt
Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 15.7 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kazakhstan gets 27 times as much rain as Egypt
Egypt: 12 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 Egypt bigger than Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan is larger. Egypt fits inside Kazakhstan 2.7 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Kazakhstan?
Egypt has 5.7 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Kazakhstan?
People in Kazakhstan live 2.7 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.
Are people taller in Egypt or Kazakhstan?
Men in Kazakhstan are 0.9 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).