Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kazakhstan is 27% bigger than Saudi Arabia.
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 0 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)
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 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 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (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 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)
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)
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?
Forest covers 1.3% of Kazakhstan, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)
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 52% deadlier than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
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