Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan fits inside Kazakhstan 3.4 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 1,601 m above Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 47% of Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 12 times as many people as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 43 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 8.2 cm taller than in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 7.0 cm taller than in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 9.2 years older than in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 0.6 more children on average than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.0% of people in Kazakhstan are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 22 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan and Pakistan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 33% larger than Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 6.7 times as much per person as Pakistan
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Kazakhstan (Gini 4.3 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Kazakhstan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Pakistan’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 16 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kazakhstan live 6.7 years longer than in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 6.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 10 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 2 times that in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 1.76 points higher than in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 69 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 622 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 496 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 8.2 years longer than in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Kazakhstan has 1 more World Heritage site than Pakistan (7 against 6)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Kazakhstan is 7 times as fast as in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 2.1 times as long as Pakistan’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 20 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 4.1% of Pakistan, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 19 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 70% more likely to be murdered in Pakistan than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 22% deadlier than in Pakistan
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 13.2 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Pakistan gets 27% more rain than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Pakistan?
Kazakhstan is larger. Pakistan fits inside Kazakhstan 3.4 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 12 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Pakistan?
People in Kazakhstan live 6.7 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Pakistan?
Men in Kazakhstan are 8.2 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
