Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Kazakhstan 123 times
Israel: 22,070 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 24% of Israel
Israel: 23.8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Kazakhstan hosts 67% more refugees per resident than Israel
Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Israel: 5.9 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Israel and Kazakhstan are practically level
Israel: 0.4% (2022) · Kazakhstan: 0% (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 7.8% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Israel: 7.8% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Israel: 23.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Israel
Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 2.6 times that in Israel
Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Israel has 2 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (9 against 7)
Israel: 9 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Israel 20
Israel: 20 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 2.4 times as fast as in Kazakhstan
Israel: 392 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)
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 6.8% of Israel, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Israel: 6.8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)
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 3 times as deadly as in Israel
Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).