How much coast is there?

Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 3,399 m above Iraq’s.

Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Iraq has 2.3 times as many people as Kazakhstan.

Iraq: 47 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Iraq is 14 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.

Iraq: 108 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Kazakhstan is 9.1 years older than in Iraq.

Iraq: 20.3 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Iraq have 0.2 more children on average than in Kazakhstan.

Iraq: 3.22 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 3.4% in Iraq.

Iraq: 3.4% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.

Iraq: 0.2 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq has 3 official languages, Kazakhstan 2.

Iraq: 3 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Kazakhstan’s economy is 20% larger than Iraq’s.

Iraq: $254 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Kazakhstan produces 3.1 times as much per person as Iraq.

Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Iraq than in Kazakhstan (Gini 0.6 points higher).

Iraq: 29.8 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan.

Iraq: 15.5% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.

Iraq: 2.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Iraq’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Kazakhstan’s.

Iraq: 38% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Kazakhstan spends 47% more on health per person than Iraq.

Iraq: $333 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Iraq is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan.

Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Kazakhstan has 3.7 times as many doctors per person as Iraq.

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

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.

Iraq: 36.8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 20% in Iraq.

Iraq: 20.1% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 1.42 points higher than in Iraq.

Iraq: 5.21 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Kazakhstan drink 9.8 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.

Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Kazakhstan has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Iraq.

Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Kazakhstan has 765 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.

Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Kazakhstan put in 391 more hours a year than in Iraq.

Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 5.8 years longer than in Iraq.

Iraq: 6.8 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Iraq: no data · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)

How many people are online?

93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 81% in Iraq.

Iraq: 81% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Iraq and Kazakhstan are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Iraq live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.

Iraq: 70% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100.

Iraq: 100 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Kazakhstan’s railway network is 6.8 times as long as Iraq’s.

Iraq: 2,370 km (2014) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 7.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Iraq.

Iraq: 0.08 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 1.9% of Iraq, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

Iraq: 1.9% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Iraq.

Iraq: 5.1 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

15% of Kazakhstan’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.

Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iraq carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Kazakhstan.

Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Iraq: no data · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 76% deadlier than in Kazakhstan.

Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Iraq is on average 16.1 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.

Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Kazakhstan gets 54% more rain than Iraq.

Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)