Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kazakhstan is 39% bigger than Mexico
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 1,374 m above Mexico’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 51% of Mexico
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Mexico: 50.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 6.3 times as many people as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mexico is 8.8 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 5.2 cm taller than in Mexico
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 3.8 cm taller than in Mexico
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 0.58 years older than in Mexico
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.1 more children on average than in Mexico
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Kazakhstan and Mexico are practically level
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Mexico hosts 5.5 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Mexico: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Mexico 1
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 6 times the size of Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 71% more per person than Mexico
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Kazakhstan (Gini 13.4 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in Mexico live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Mexico: 1.6% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 2.7% in Mexico
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Mexico and Kazakhstan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Mexico: 0.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Mexico’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Mexico: 14.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 55% more on health per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 0.73 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 64% more likely to die before turning one than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 45% more doctors per person than Mexico
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 6.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Mexico
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 2.1 times that in Mexico
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 16% in Mexico
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 0.34 points higher than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 12% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 21% more meat per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 169 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 346 more hours a year than in Mexico
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 3.2 years longer than in Mexico
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 46% more tourists per resident than Mexico (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 29 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (36 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Mexico: 36 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Mexico 77
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Mexico: 77 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 83% in Mexico
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Kazakhstan is 8% faster than in Mexico
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Mexico are practically level
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 46% longer than Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 5% more passengers per resident than those from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Mexico: 34.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Mexico
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of Mexico’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 14% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9.7 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 7% deadlier than in Mexico
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 13.6 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Mexico gets 2.4 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Mexico?
Kazakhstan is larger. Kazakhstan is 39% bigger than Mexico.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Mexico?
Mexico has 6.3 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Mexico?
People in Mexico live 0.73 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Mexico?
Men in Kazakhstan are 5.2 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).