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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.

Kazakhstan: 0 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Kazakhstan 2.

Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

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 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 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.

Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Kazakhstan’s.

Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)

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

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Norway, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

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)

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 8.1 times as deadly as in Norway.

Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

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)