CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Finland fits inside Kazakhstan 8.1 times.

Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 5,682 m above Finland’s.

Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Kazakhstan has 3.7 times as many people as Finland.

Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Finland is 2.4 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.

Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Finland are 5.1 cm taller than in Kazakhstan.

Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Finland are 4.7 cm taller than in Kazakhstan.

Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Finland is 13 years older than in Kazakhstan.

Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kazakhstan have 1.7 more children on average than in Finland.

Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan.

Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.

Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Finland and Kazakhstan are practically level.

Finland: 2 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Finland’s economy is 4% larger than Kazakhstan’s.

Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Finland produces 49% more per person than Kazakhstan.

Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Kazakhstan than in Finland (Gini 1.8 points higher).

Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan.

Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.

Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Kazakhstan’s.

Finland: 85% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Finland spends 11 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan.

Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Finland live 7.8 years longer than in Kazakhstan.

Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kazakhstan is 3.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.

Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Kazakhstan has 4% more doctors per person than Finland.

Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.

Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Finland and Kazakhstan are practically level.

Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Finland rate their lives 1.13 points higher than in Kazakhstan.

Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Finland drink 58% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan.

Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Finland has 7% more meat per person than Kazakhstan.

Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Finland has 210 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan.

Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Kazakhstan put in 478 more hours a year than in Finland.

Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Finland went to school 0.43 years longer than in Kazakhstan.

Finland: 13 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Finland welcomed 58% more tourists per resident than Kazakhstan (2019).

Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

Finland and Kazakhstan are practically level.

Finland: 94% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Finland and Kazakhstan are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.

Finland: 75% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.

Finland: 126 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Kazakhstan’s railway network is 2.7 times as long as Finland’s.

Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Finland fly 3.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan.

Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Finland.

Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.

Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kazakhstan carries 3 times as much fine dust as in Finland.

Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Finland.

Finland: 1 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 Finland.

Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Kazakhstan is on average 4.2 °C warmer than Finland.

Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Finland gets 2.3 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.

Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Finland bigger than Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan is larger. Finland fits inside Kazakhstan 8.1 times.

Which has more people, Finland or Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan has 3.7 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Finland or Kazakhstan?

People in Finland live 7.8 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.

Are people taller in Finland or Kazakhstan?

Men in Finland are 5.1 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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