Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Kazakhstan 21 times
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 39% of Greece
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kazakhstan has 2 times as many people as Greece
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 10 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Greece 1
Greece: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kazakhstan’s economy is 9% larger than Greece’s
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 2% more per person than Kazakhstan
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
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
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)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 44% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 14 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (21 against 7)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 86% in Greece
Greece: 86% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Greece is 13% faster than in Kazakhstan
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Kazakhstan are practically level
Greece: 100% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan
Greece: 79% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114
Greece: 114 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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)
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
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)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).