The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines fits inside Kazakhstan 9.1 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,056 m above the Philippines’
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 43% of the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Philippines: 42.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 5.6 times as many people as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 51 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 10.3 cm taller than in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 7.6 cm taller than in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 4.2 years older than in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.1 more children on average than in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.0% of people in Kazakhstan are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kazakhstan hosts 24 times as many refugees per resident as the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Philippines: 0.0088 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Philippines has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Philippines: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan and the Philippines are practically level
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 59% larger than Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 3.5 times as much per person as the Philippines
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Kazakhstan (Gini 10.1 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
5.3% of people in the Philippines live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Philippines: 5.3% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 2.2% in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Philippines spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Philippines: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The Philippines’ central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Philippines: 14.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kazakhstan and the Philippines are nearly identical here
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as the Philippines
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kazakhstan live 4.6 years longer than in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 4.7 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 6.7 times as many hospital beds per person as the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 5.9 times that in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.43 points higher than in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 2% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 93% more meat per person than the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 153 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 121 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 2.6 years longer than in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 22 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kazakhstan has 1 more World Heritage site than the Philippines (7 against 6)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Philippines: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, the Philippines 18
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Philippines: 18 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 67% in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
The Philippines and Kazakhstan are nearly identical here
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 31 times as long as the Philippines’
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 60% more passengers per resident than those from the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 25% of the Philippines, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Philippines: 24.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 9.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of the Philippines’ electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 44% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 70% more likely to be murdered in the Philippines than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 48% deadlier than in the Philippines
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 18.6 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 9.1 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than the Philippines?
Kazakhstan is larger. The Philippines fits inside Kazakhstan 9.1 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 5.6 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or the Philippines?
People in Kazakhstan live 4.6 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or the Philippines?
Men in Kazakhstan are 10.3 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
