Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand fits inside Kazakhstan 10 times.
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023) · New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 6,980 m above New Zealand’s.
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kazakhstan has 3.9 times as many people as New Zealand.
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
New Zealand is 2.6 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 2.2 cm taller than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 2.9 cm taller than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 7.8 years older than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.4 more children on average than in New Zealand.
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.
Kazakhstan: 0 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Kazakhstan 2.
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kazakhstan’s economy is 16% larger than New Zealand’s.
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 29% more per person than Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · New Zealand: no data
How many people are looking for work?
New Zealand and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
New Zealand spends 1.2% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Kazakhstan’s.
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 10 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 7.5 years longer than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · New Zealand: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kazakhstan is 85% more likely to die before turning one than in New Zealand.
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 4% more doctors per person than New Zealand.
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 0.36 points higher than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 49% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 23% more meat per person than Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan and New Zealand are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 267 more hours a year than in New Zealand.
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 0.34 years longer than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 19% more tourists per resident than Kazakhstan (2019).
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
New Zealand and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and New Zealand are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127.
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as New Zealand’s.
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in New Zealand.
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 75% more likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan than in New Zealand.
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 85% deadlier than in New Zealand.
Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
New Zealand is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 4.9 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than New Zealand?
Kazakhstan is larger. New Zealand fits inside Kazakhstan 10 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or New Zealand?
Kazakhstan has 3.9 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or New Zealand?
People in New Zealand live 7.5 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 82.0 in New Zealand.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or New Zealand?
Men in New Zealand are 2.2 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
