Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside Kazakhstan 30 times.
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,659 m above Portugal’s.
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kazakhstan has 93% more people than Portugal.
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Portugal is 15 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 1.1 cm taller than in Portugal.
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Kazakhstan and Portugal are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Portugal is 17 years older than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.6 more children on average than in Portugal.
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.
Kazakhstan: 0 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Portugal 1.
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Portugal’s economy is 13% larger than Kazakhstan’s.
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Portugal produces 20% more per person than Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Portugal than in Kazakhstan (Gini 4.7 points higher).
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.2% in Portugal, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Portugal spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Kazakhstan’s.
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Portugal spends 6.1 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Portugal live 7.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kazakhstan is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal.
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Portugal has 56% more doctors per person than Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Portugal are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.60 points higher than in Portugal.
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Portugal drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Portugal has 53% more meat per person than Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Portugal has 417 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 240 more hours a year than in Portugal.
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 2.8 years longer than in Portugal.
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Portugal welcomed 5.4 times as many tourists per resident as Kazakhstan (2019).
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 88% in Portugal.
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Portugal are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal.
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Portugal 124.
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 6.3 times as long as Portugal’s.
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Portugal fly 3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 36% of Portugal, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 4.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Portugal.
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Portugal: 81% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 52% more fine dust than in Portugal.
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 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 Portugal.
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 69% deadlier than in Portugal.
Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Portugal is on average 8.1 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Portugal gets 2.4 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Portugal?
Kazakhstan is larger. Portugal fits inside Kazakhstan 30 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Portugal?
Kazakhstan has 93% more people than Portugal (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Portugal?
People in Portugal live 7.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 82.4 in Portugal.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Portugal?
Men in Kazakhstan are 1.1 cm taller than in Portugal (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
