Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
India is 21% bigger than Kazakhstan
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 1,576 m above Kazakhstan’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 60% of India
India: 59.9% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 70 times as many people as Kazakhstan
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 64 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 9.0 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 6.6 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 1.4 years older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.0 more children on average than in India
India: 1.96 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 7.4% in India
India: 7.4% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kazakhstan hosts 29% more refugees per resident than India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
India: 0.1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Kazakhstan 2
India: 3 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 13 times the size of Kazakhstan’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 3.8 times as much per person as India
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kazakhstan than in India (Gini 6.2 points higher)
India: 23 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
India: 2.6% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 4.2% in India
India: 4.2% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
India: 2.3% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kazakhstan’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Kazakhstan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 5.8 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kazakhstan live 2.3 years longer than in India
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 5.2 times as many doctors per person as India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 4.1 times as many hospital beds per person as India
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 19% higher than in India
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan
India: 22.6% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 2.10 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 14% more alcohol than in India
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 8 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 467 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 408 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 5.7 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 74 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 38 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (45 against 7)
India: 45 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, India 41
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Kazakhstan is 81% faster than in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 4.3 times as long as Kazakhstan’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 4.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
India: 0.12 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
India: 24.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 6.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in India
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of India’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
India: 24.1% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Kazakhstan
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 10% more likely to be murdered in India than in Kazakhstan
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 25% deadlier than in Kazakhstan
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 16.7 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 3.9 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
India: 1,268 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 India bigger than Kazakhstan?
India is larger. India is 21% bigger than Kazakhstan.
Which has more people, India or Kazakhstan?
India has 70 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Kazakhstan?
People in Kazakhstan live 2.3 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.
Are people taller in India or Kazakhstan?
Men in Kazakhstan are 9.0 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).