Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Netherlands fits inside Kazakhstan 66 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 451 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 6,148 m above the Netherlands’
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 862 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 53% of the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Netherlands: 53.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kazakhstan has 15% more people than the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Netherlands: 18.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Netherlands is 70 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Netherlands: 537 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Netherlands are 8.3 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 183.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Netherlands are 8.6 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 170.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Netherlands is 12 years older than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Netherlands: 41.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.6 more children on average than in the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Netherlands: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in the Netherlands are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Netherlands: 20.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The Netherlands hosts 75 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Netherlands: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Netherlands: 11.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, the Netherlands 1
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Netherlands: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Netherlands’ economy is 4.4 times the size of Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Netherlands: $1.33 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Netherlands produces 2 times as much per person as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Netherlands: Int$87,320 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kazakhstan than in the Netherlands (Gini 3.5 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Netherlands: 25.7 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
The Netherlands and Kazakhstan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Netherlands: 0.1% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 3.9% in the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Netherlands: 3.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Netherlands spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Netherlands: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The Netherlands’ central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Netherlands: 25.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Netherlands’ price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Netherlands: 84% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Netherlands spends 14 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Netherlands: $6,845 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the Netherlands live 7.4 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Netherlands: 82 years (2024)
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 the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Netherlands has 3% more doctors per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Netherlands: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Netherlands: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 90% higher than in the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Netherlands: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 17% in the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Netherlands: 16.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 21% in the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Netherlands: 20.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Netherlands rate their lives 0.59 points higher than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Netherlands: 7.22 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Netherlands drink 44% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Netherlands: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Netherlands has 10% more meat per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Netherlands: 71.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Netherlands has 331 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Netherlands: 3,467 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 536 more hours a year than in the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Netherlands: 1,439 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Netherlands went to school 0.12 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Netherlands: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Netherlands welcomed 80% more tourists per resident than Kazakhstan (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Netherlands: 0.91 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
The Netherlands has 6 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (13 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Netherlands: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Netherlands has won 524 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 524 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in the Netherlands are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Netherlands: 97% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Netherlands is 2 times as fast as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Netherlands: 324 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and the Netherlands are practically level
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Netherlands: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
96% of people in the Netherlands live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Netherlands: 96% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Netherlands has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Netherlands: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 5.3 times as long as the Netherlands’
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Netherlands: 3,041 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Netherlands fly 4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Netherlands: 2.29 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 11% of the Netherlands, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Netherlands: 11% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Netherlands: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
51% of the Netherlands’ electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Netherlands: 51.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 67% more fine dust than in the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Netherlands: 9.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Netherlands: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 4 times as deadly as in the Netherlands
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Netherlands: 5.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Netherlands is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 11.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Netherlands gets 2.7 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 887 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than the Netherlands?
Kazakhstan is larger. The Netherlands fits inside Kazakhstan 66 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or the Netherlands?
Kazakhstan has 15% more people than the Netherlands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or the Netherlands?
People in the Netherlands live 7.4 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 82.0 in the Netherlands.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or the Netherlands?
Men in the Netherlands are 8.3 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
