Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Kazakhstan 25 times.
Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 2,790 m above Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kazakhstan has 12% more people than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 23 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.
Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 11.1 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 10.8 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 6.8 years older than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 0.7 more children on average than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.0% of people in Kazakhstan are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none.
Guatemala: 1.1 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Guatemala 1.
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kazakhstan’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 2.9 times as much per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Kazakhstan (Gini 16 points higher).
Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kazakhstan and Guatemala are practically level.
Guatemala: 0.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Kazakhstan’s.
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 25% more on health per person than Guatemala.
Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kazakhstan live 1.8 years longer than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guatemala is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan.
Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 2.9 times as many doctors per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.
Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.10 points higher than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 95% more alcohol than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 20% more meat per person than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 313 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 176 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan.
Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 6.7 years longer than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 6 times as many tourists per resident as Guatemala (2019).
Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113.
Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 20 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 48 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.
Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.
Guatemala: 32.6% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.
Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 73% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan.
Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9.2 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Kazakhstan.
Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 3% deadlier than in Kazakhstan.
Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 15.9 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.
Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 5.5 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.
Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Guatemala bigger than Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan is larger. Guatemala fits inside Kazakhstan 25 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan has 12% more people than Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Kazakhstan?
People in Kazakhstan live 1.8 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Kazakhstan?
Men in Kazakhstan are 11.1 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
