Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Myanmar fits inside Kazakhstan 4 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 1,140 m above Myanmar’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 20% of Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 2.6 times as many people as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Myanmar is 11 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 8.8 cm taller than in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 7.0 cm taller than in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Myanmar and Kazakhstan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 0.9 more children on average than in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.0% of people in Kazakhstan are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Myanmar has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Myanmar 1
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kazakhstan’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Myanmar’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 7.4 times as much per person as Myanmar
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Myanmar than in Kazakhstan (Gini 1.5 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
10% of people in Myanmar live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Myanmar: 10.3% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kazakhstan’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Kazakhstan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Myanmar’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 8.7 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kazakhstan live 7.4 years longer than in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 4.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 5 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 6.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 4.4 times that in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 2.35 points higher than in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 3.1 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 327 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 222 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 6.2 years longer than in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 34 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kazakhstan has 5 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (7 against 2)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Kazakhstan is 3.7 times as fast as in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 8.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 24 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Myanmar and Kazakhstan are nearly identical here
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 7% deadlier than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 16.3 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 6.8 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Myanmar?
Kazakhstan is larger. Myanmar fits inside Kazakhstan 4 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Myanmar?
Myanmar has 2.6 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Myanmar?
People in Kazakhstan live 7.4 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Myanmar?
Men in Kazakhstan are 8.8 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).