Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Poland fits inside Kazakhstan 8.7 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Poland: 313,940 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,511 m above Poland’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 46% of Poland
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Poland: 46.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Poland has 75% more people than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Poland is 15 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 5.2 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 4.0 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 12 years older than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.8 more children on average than in Poland
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Poland hosts 129 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Poland: 7.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Poland 1
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 23% more per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kazakhstan than in Poland (Gini 0.7 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Poland and Kazakhstan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Poland: 0.2% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 3.0% in Poland
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.5% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Poland: 4.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Poland’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Poland: 17.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 4.1 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 3.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kazakhstan is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 7% more doctors per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 8% more hospital beds per person than Poland
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 36% higher than in Poland
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 0.13 points higher than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 93% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 28% more meat per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 594 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 168 more hours a year than in Poland
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 0.66 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 7% more tourists per resident than Kazakhstan (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Poland has 11 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (18 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Poland: 18 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Poland has won 335 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Poland: 335 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 89% in Poland
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Poland is 75% faster than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Poland: 288 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Poland are practically level
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 60% in Poland
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 16% longer than Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Poland
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Poland: 31% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Poland
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
32% of Poland’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 3% more fine dust than in Poland
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.2 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Poland
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 77% deadlier than in Poland
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Poland is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Poland gets 2.3 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Poland?
Kazakhstan is larger. Poland fits inside Kazakhstan 8.7 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Poland?
Poland has 75% more people than Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Poland?
People in Poland live 3.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Poland?
Men in Poland are 5.2 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).