Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Kazakhstan 123 times.
Israel: 22,070 km² (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,774 m above Israel’s.
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kazakhstan has 2.1 times as many people as Israel.
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 61 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Israel and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Israel and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 0.31 years older than in Israel.
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 0.1 more children on average than in Israel.
Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan.
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.
Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Israel: 2 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 2 times the size of Kazakhstan’s.
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 35% more per person than Kazakhstan.
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Kazakhstan (Gini 9.1 points higher).
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 3.5% in Israel.
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.
Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Kazakhstan’s.
Israel: 101% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 8 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan.
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 8.7 years longer than in Kazakhstan.
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kazakhstan is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 1% more doctors per person than Kazakhstan.
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Israel and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 0.55 points higher than in Kazakhstan.
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 42% more alcohol than in Israel.
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 68% more meat per person than Kazakhstan.
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 618 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan.
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 84 more hours a year than in Israel.
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 0.99 year longer than in Kazakhstan.
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 5.2 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019).
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 88% in Israel.
Israel: 88% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Israel and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Israel: 100% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.
Israel: 92% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127.
Israel: 177 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 9.3 times as long as Israel’s.
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 28% more passengers per resident than those from Kazakhstan.
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 6.5% of Israel, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.
Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Israel.
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Israel’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 27% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan.
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 57% more likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan than in Israel.
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 2.9 times as deadly as in Israel.
Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel is on average 13.3 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kazakhstan gets 60% more rain than Israel.
Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Israel bigger than Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan is larger. Israel fits inside Kazakhstan 123 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan has 2.1 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Kazakhstan?
People in Israel live 8.7 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.
Are people taller in Israel or Kazakhstan?
Israel and Kazakhstan are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).