CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Greece fits inside Kazakhstan 21 times

Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,093 m above Greece’s

Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 39% of Greece

Greece: 38.9% (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 2 times as many people as Greece

Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Greece is 10 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan

Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Greece are 3.8 cm taller than in Kazakhstan

Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Greece are 4.1 cm taller than in Kazakhstan

Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

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

Greece: 45.7 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 Greece

Greece: 1.24 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 Greece are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan

Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Greece hosts 62 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan

Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none

Greece: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Greece 1

Greece: 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?

Kazakhstan’s economy is 9% larger than Greece’s

Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Greece produces 2% more per person than Kazakhstan

Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Kazakhstan (Gini 4.2 points higher)

Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

0.6% of people in Greece live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan

Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0% (2021)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan

Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%

Greece: 3% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%

Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Kazakhstan’s

Greece: 60% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Greece spends 4 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan

Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Greece live 7.3 years longer than in Kazakhstan

Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kazakhstan is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece

Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Greece has 75% more doctors per person than Kazakhstan

Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Kazakhstan has 53% more hospital beds per person than Greece

Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 4.7 times that in Greece

Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan

Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan

Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.94 points higher than in Greece

Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Greece drink 44% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan

Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Greece has 26% more meat per person than Kazakhstan

Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Greece has 246 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan

Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Kazakhstan put in 82 more hours a year than in Greece

Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 0.99 year longer than in Greece

Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Greece welcomed 5.3 times as many tourists per resident as Kazakhstan (2019)

Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Greece has 14 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (21 against 7)

Greece: 21 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87

Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 86% in Greece

Greece: 86% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Greece is 13% faster than in Kazakhstan

Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Greece and Kazakhstan are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan

Greece: 79% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114

Greece: 114 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Kazakhstan’s railway network is 6.8 times as long as Greece’s

Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Greece fly 3.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan

Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan

Greece: 36.9% (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 Greece

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

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan

Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kazakhstan carries 6% more fine dust than in Greece

Greece: 15.1 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 3 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Greece

Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kazakhstan are 89% deadlier than in Greece

Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Greece is on average 7.9 °C warmer than Kazakhstan

Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Greece gets 2.4 times as much rain as Kazakhstan

Greece: 800 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 Greece bigger than Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan is larger. Greece fits inside Kazakhstan 21 times.

Which has more people, Greece or Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan has 2 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Greece or Kazakhstan?

People in Greece live 7.3 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.

Are people taller in Greece or Kazakhstan?

Men in Greece are 3.8 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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