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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Germany fits inside Kazakhstan 7.6 times

Germany: 357,680 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,047 m above Germany’s

Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 47% of Germany

Germany: 47.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Germany has 4 times as many people as Kazakhstan

Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Germany is 31 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan

Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Germany are 4.8 cm taller than in Kazakhstan

Germany: 180.3 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Germany are 4.4 cm taller than in Kazakhstan

Germany: 166.2 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Germany is 16 years older than in Kazakhstan

Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Kazakhstan have 1.6 more children on average than in Germany

Germany: 1.36 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 Germany are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan

Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Germany hosts 151 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan

Germany: 31.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Germany has produced 10.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none

Germany: 10.3 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Germany 1

Germany: 1 (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?

Germany’s economy is 16 times the size of Kazakhstan’s

Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Germany produces 70% more per person than Kazakhstan

Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Germany than in Kazakhstan (Gini 4.5 points higher)

Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

0.7% of people in Germany live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan

Germany: 0.7% (2022) · Kazakhstan: 0% (2021)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 3.7% in Germany

Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

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

Germany: 2.3% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Kazakhstan’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Germany’s 11%

Germany: 10.9% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Kazakhstan’s

Germany: 80% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Germany spends 14 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan

Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Germany live 6.3 years longer than in Kazakhstan

Germany: 80.8 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kazakhstan is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany

Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Germany has 21% more doctors per person than Kazakhstan

Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Germany has 15% more hospital beds per person than Kazakhstan

Germany: 7.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 82% higher than in Germany

Germany: 10 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan

Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan

Germany: 22% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Germany rate their lives 0.25 points higher than in Kazakhstan

Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Germany drink 83% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan

Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Germany has 9% more meat per person than Kazakhstan

Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Germany has 399 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan

Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Kazakhstan put in 639 more hours a year than in Germany

Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Germany went to school 1.7 years longer than in Kazakhstan

Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Kazakhstan welcomed 13% more tourists per resident than Germany (2019)

Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Germany has 48 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (55 against 7)

Germany: 55 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Germany has won 980 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87

Germany: 980 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

Germany and Kazakhstan are practically level

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

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Germany is 13% faster than in Kazakhstan

Germany: 187 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Germany and Kazakhstan are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan

Germany: 82% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127

Germany: 129 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Germany’s railway network is 2.1 times as long as Kazakhstan’s

Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Germany fly 68% more passengers per resident than those from Kazakhstan

Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan

Germany: 32.8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Germany

Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan

Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kazakhstan carries 76% more fine dust than in Germany

Germany: 9.1 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 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Germany

Germany: 0.9 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 Germany

Germany: 5.4 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Germany is on average 2.5 °C warmer than Kazakhstan

Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Germany gets 2.7 times as much rain as Kazakhstan

Germany: 871 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 Germany bigger than Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan is larger. Germany fits inside Kazakhstan 7.6 times.

Which has more people, Germany or Kazakhstan?

Germany has 4 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Germany or Kazakhstan?

People in Germany live 6.3 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years in Germany and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.

Are people taller in Germany or Kazakhstan?

Men in Germany are 4.8 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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