How much coast is there?

Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 5,969 m above Ireland’s.

Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Kazakhstan has 3.8 times as many people as Ireland.

Ireland: 5.48 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ireland is 10 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 80 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ireland is 9 years older than in Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 38.4 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kazakhstan have 1.5 more children on average than in Ireland.

Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 16.2% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.

Ireland: 9.1 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ireland and Kazakhstan are practically level.

Ireland: 2 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ireland’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Kazakhstan’s.

Ireland: $722 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ireland produces 3.5 times as much per person as Kazakhstan.

Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Kazakhstan than in Ireland (Gini 0.2 points higher).

Ireland: 29 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Kazakhstan and Ireland are practically level.

Ireland: 4.6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Kazakhstan and Ireland are practically level.

Ireland: 0.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Kazakhstan’s.

Ireland: 85% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ireland spends 15 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan.

Ireland: $7,395 (2024) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kazakhstan is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland.

Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ireland has 3% more doctors per person than Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 30.6% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 18% in Ireland.

Ireland: 18.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ireland rate their lives 0.29 points higher than in Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 6.93 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ireland drink 72% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ireland has 52% more meat per person than Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ireland has 785 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Kazakhstan put in 321 more hours a year than in Ireland.

Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 0.82 years longer than in Ireland.

Ireland: 11.7 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ireland welcomed 4.4 times as many tourists per resident as Kazakhstan (2019).

Ireland: 2.2 (2019) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 97% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Ireland and Kazakhstan are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

65% of people in Ireland live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 65% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113.

Ireland: 113 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Kazakhstan’s railway network is 9.7 times as long as Ireland’s.

Ireland: 1,650 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ireland fly 62 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 35.11 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 12% of Ireland, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 11.5% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ireland.

Ireland: 6.3 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

48% of Ireland’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 48.1% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kazakhstan carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.

Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Ireland.

Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kazakhstan are 4.4 times as deadly as in Ireland.

Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ireland is on average 2.5 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ireland gets 3.5 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.

Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)