Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ethiopia fits inside Kazakhstan 2.4 times.
Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 2,460 m above Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 6.5 times as many people as Kazakhstan.
Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 16 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.
Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 6.7 cm taller than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 4.6 cm taller than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 11 years older than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 0.9 more children on average than in Kazakhstan.
Ethiopia: 3.91 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 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ethiopia has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.
Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.
Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kazakhstan’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 12 times as much per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Kazakhstan (Gini 1.9 points higher).
Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ethiopia and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kazakhstan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 14 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kazakhstan live 6.9 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 4.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan.
Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 26 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 2.65 points higher than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 9.4 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 578 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 375 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 10 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 124 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).
Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.
Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 21 times as long as Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 5.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 15% of Ethiopia, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.
Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 103 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.
Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ethiopia carries 26% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan.
Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ethiopia: no data · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 45% deadlier than in Kazakhstan.
Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ethiopia is on average 16.1 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.
Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ethiopia gets 2.9 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.
Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ethiopia bigger than Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan is larger. Ethiopia fits inside Kazakhstan 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Ethiopia or Kazakhstan?
Ethiopia has 6.5 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ethiopia or Kazakhstan?
People in Kazakhstan live 6.9 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 67.6 years in Ethiopia and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.
Are people taller in Ethiopia or Kazakhstan?
Men in Kazakhstan are 6.7 cm taller than in Ethiopia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
