Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kazakhstan is 27% bigger than Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,010 m above Saudi Arabia’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 82% of Saudi Arabia, versus 79% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 81.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Saudi Arabia has 77% more people than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Saudi Arabia is 2.2 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 4.8 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 2.9 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 0.22 years older than in Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 0.7 more children on average than in Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.0% of people in Kazakhstan are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kazakhstan hosts 17 times as many refugees per resident as Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0.012 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia are practically level
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Saudi Arabia 1
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saudi Arabia’s economy is 4.2 times the size of Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 67% more per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kazakhstan’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Saudi Arabia’s 8.1%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 8.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 3.7 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saudi Arabia live 4.5 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kazakhstan is 57% more likely to die before turning one than in Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 10% more doctors per person than Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Saudi Arabia: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 8.3 times that in Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 0.18 points higher than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 12% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 524 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 150 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 0.94 years longer than in Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saudi Arabia welcomed 67% more tourists per resident than Kazakhstan (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Saudi Arabia has 1 more World Heritage site than Kazakhstan (8 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Saudi Arabia 4
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Saudi Arabia is 19% faster than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 196 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia are practically level
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 5.4 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia are practically level
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 46% more CO₂ than someone in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
15% of Kazakhstan’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 5% deadlier than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 21.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 19.0 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kazakhstan gets 5.4 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Kazakhstan is larger. Kazakhstan is 27% bigger than Saudi Arabia.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has 77% more people than Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Saudi Arabia?
People in Saudi Arabia live 4.5 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Kazakhstan are 4.8 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).