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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.

Kazakhstan: 0 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Romania 1.

Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)

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 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% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Kazakhstan’s.

Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 91% in Romania.

Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)

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)

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 27% deadlier than in Romania.

Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)

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)