Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside Kazakhstan 30 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 41% of Portugal
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Portugal: 41.3% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Portugal hosts 31 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Portugal: 6.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Portugal: 1.9 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Portugal and Kazakhstan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Portugal: 0.4% (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 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Portugal: 1.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Portugal’s central government collects 22% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Portugal: 22.3% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 88% more hospital beds per person than Portugal
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Portugal: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 2.1 times that in Portugal
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 8.6 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Portugal has 10 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (17 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Portugal: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Portugal 32
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Portugal: 32 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Portugal is 2 times as fast as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Portugal: 330 Mbps (2026)
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 37% of Portugal, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Portugal: 36.6% (2024)
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 85% deadlier than in Portugal
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 11 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
