Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Kazakhstan 8.1 times
Finland: 338,485 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 7.4% of Finland
Finland: 7.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)
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 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)
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)
How many official languages?
Finland and Kazakhstan are practically level
Finland: 2 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Finland and Kazakhstan are practically level
Finland: 0.2% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0% (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 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Finland: 2.6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Finland has 1 more World Heritage site than Kazakhstan (8 against 7)
Finland: 8 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
Finland and Kazakhstan are practically level
Finland: 94% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Finland is 50% faster than in Kazakhstan
Finland: 247 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)
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: 74.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)
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)
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 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
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).