Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kazakhstan is 42% bigger than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 2,126 m above Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 14 times as many people as Kazakhstan.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 20 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 9.2 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 7.4 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 0.37 years older than in Kazakhstan.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 0.9 more children on average than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.12 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 7.5% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Indonesia has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Indonesia 1.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 4.7 times the size of Kazakhstan’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 2.5 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Kazakhstan (Gini 5.2 points higher).
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Indonesia and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kazakhstan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 3.7 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kazakhstan live 3.2 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 7.2 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 1.02 points higher than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 59 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 3.3 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 236 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 16 more hours a year than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 3.8 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 68% more passengers per resident than those from Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 4.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
18% of Indonesia’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 16% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.4 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 8% deadlier than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 17.8 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 10 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan is larger. Kazakhstan is 42% bigger than Indonesia.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Kazakhstan?
Indonesia has 14 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Kazakhstan?
People in Kazakhstan live 3.2 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Kazakhstan?
Men in Kazakhstan are 9.2 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
