Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Norway fits inside Kazakhstan 4.4 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Norway: 624,500 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,541 m above Norway’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 2.7% of Norway
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Norway: 2.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kazakhstan has 3.7 times as many people as Norway
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Norway is 2 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Norway are 5.0 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Norway: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Norway are 4.7 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Norway: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Norway is 10 years older than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.5 more children on average than in Norway
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Norway hosts 105 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Norway: 22.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Norway: 23.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Norway has 3 official languages, Kazakhstan 2
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Norway’s economy is 73% larger than Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Norway produces 2.3 times as much per person as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kazakhstan than in Norway (Gini 2.7 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Norway and Kazakhstan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Norway: 0.2% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Kazakhstan and Norway are practically level
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Norway spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Norway: 3.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Norway’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Norway: 24.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Norway spends 17 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Norway live 8.6 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Norway: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kazakhstan is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Norway has 33% more doctors per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Norway
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Norway: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 57% higher than in Norway
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 11.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 21% in Norway
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 13% in Norway
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Norway rate their lives 0.61 points higher than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Norway drink 17% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Norway has 8% more meat per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Norway has 340 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 563 more hours a year than in Norway
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Norway went to school 0.57 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Norway welcomed 81% more tourists per resident than Kazakhstan (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Norway has 1 more World Heritage site than Kazakhstan (8 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Norway: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Norway has won 616 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Norway: 616 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Norway are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Norway is 39% faster than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Norway: 228 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Norway are practically level
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Norway: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 4.1 times as long as Norway’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Norway: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Norway, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Norway: 33.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Norway
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Norway
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Norway
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 7 times as deadly as in Norway
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kazakhstan is on average 6.2 °C warmer than Norway
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Norway gets 3.8 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Norway?
Kazakhstan is larger. Norway fits inside Kazakhstan 4.4 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Norway?
Kazakhstan has 3.7 times as many people as Norway (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Norway?
People in Norway live 8.6 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 83.2 in Norway.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Norway?
Men in Norway are 5.0 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
