Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Kazakhstan 11 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Romania: 238,397 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,466 m above Romania’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 55% of Romania
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Romania: 55.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kazakhstan has 10% more people than Romania
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Romania is 11 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 2.3 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 3.0 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 13 years older than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.6 more children on average than in Romania
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Romania hosts 52 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Romania: 10.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Romania: 2.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Romania 1
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 40% larger than Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 15% more per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Romania than in Kazakhstan (Gini 0.6 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
0.7% of people in Romania live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Romania: 0.7% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Romania: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Romania’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Romania: 16.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 1.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kazakhstan is 23% more likely to die before turning one than in Romania
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 4% more doctors per person than Romania
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Romania has 11% more hospital beds per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 2.2 times that in Romania
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Kazakhstan and Romania are practically level
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 12% more meat per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 513 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 149 more hours a year than in Romania
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 1 year longer than in Romania
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 39% more tourists per resident than Kazakhstan (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Romania has 4 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (11 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Romania: 11 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Romania has won 318 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Romania: 318 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 91% in Romania
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Romania is 92% faster than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Romania: 316 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Romania are practically level
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 52% in Romania
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 49% longer than Romania’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 3.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Romania: 30.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 3.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Romania
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 12% more fine dust than in Romania
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Romania
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 50% deadlier than in Romania
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Romania is on average 3.2 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Romania gets 2.3 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Romania?
Kazakhstan is larger. Romania fits inside Kazakhstan 11 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Romania?
Kazakhstan has 10% more people than Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Romania?
People in Romania live 1.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Romania?
Men in Romania are 2.3 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
