CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Finland fits inside Kazakhstan 8.1 times

Finland: 338,485 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

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

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 7.4% of Finland

Finland: 7.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

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)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Finland is 2.4 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan

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

Height of men

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)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Finland hosts 86 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan

Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none

Finland: 8.9 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)

Official languages

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

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

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

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

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Finland produces 49% more per person than Kazakhstan

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

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Finland and Kazakhstan are practically level

Finland: 0.2% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0% (2021)

Unemployment

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)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Finland spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%

Finland: 2.6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Finland’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%

Finland: 25.3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

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)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Kazakhstan has 2.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Finland

Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 39% higher than in Finland

Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

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

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

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

Finland and Kazakhstan are practically level

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

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Finland drink 58% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan

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

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

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

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

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Finland has 1 more World Heritage site than Kazakhstan (8 against 7)

Finland: 8 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87

Finland: 486 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

Finland and Kazakhstan are practically level

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

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Finland is 50% faster than in Kazakhstan

Finland: 247 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Finland and Kazakhstan are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

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

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

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126

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

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

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

Finland: 74.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kazakhstan are 3.8 times as deadly as in Finland

Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

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?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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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