How much coast is there?

Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · South Africa: 2,798 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 3,560 m above South Africa’s.

Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · South Africa: 3,450 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

South Africa has 3.1 times as many people as Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · South Africa: 64.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

South Africa is 6.9 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · South Africa: 53 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Kazakhstan is 1.3 years older than in South Africa.

Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · South Africa: 28.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kazakhstan have 0.8 more children on average than in South Africa.

Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · South Africa: 2.21 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

9.0% of people in Kazakhstan are 65 or older, versus 6.9% in South Africa.

Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · South Africa: 6.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

South Africa has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.

Kazakhstan: 0 (2025) · South Africa: 1.4 (2025)

How many official languages?

South Africa has 11 official languages, Kazakhstan 2.

Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · South Africa: 11 (2026)

How big is the economy?

South Africa’s economy is 39% larger than Kazakhstan’s.

Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · South Africa: $427 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Kazakhstan produces 2.8 times as much per person as South Africa.

Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · South Africa: Int$15,906 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in South Africa than in Kazakhstan (Gini 24.9 points higher).

Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · South Africa: 54.1 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 32% in South Africa, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · South Africa: 32.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

South Africa and Kazakhstan are practically level.

Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024) · South Africa: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · South Africa: 41% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

South Africa spends 10% more on health per person than Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · South Africa: $537 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in South Africa is 3.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · South Africa: 24.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Kazakhstan has 4.7 times as many doctors per person as South Africa.

Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · South Africa: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in South Africa are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · South Africa: 31.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in South Africa smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · South Africa: 23.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 1.62 points higher than in South Africa.

Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · South Africa: 5.01 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in South Africa drink 45% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · South Africa: 8.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Kazakhstan has 11% more meat per person than South Africa.

Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · South Africa: 58.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Kazakhstan has 442 kcal more food per person per day than South Africa.

Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · South Africa: 2,694 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in South Africa put in 207 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · South Africa: 2,181 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 0.94 years longer than in South Africa.

Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · South Africa: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Kazakhstan welcomed 3.6 times as many tourists per resident as South Africa (2019).

Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · South Africa: 0.14 (2024)

How many people are online?

93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 78% in South Africa.

Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · South Africa: 78% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 90% in South Africa.

Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · South Africa: 90.2% (2024)

How many live in cities?

64% of people in South Africa live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · South Africa: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

South Africa has 179 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127.

Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · South Africa: 179 (2024)

How much railway is there?

South Africa’s railway network is 31% longer than Kazakhstan’s.

Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · South Africa: 20,953 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from South Africa.

Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · South Africa: 0.24 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 14% of South Africa, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023) · South Africa: 14% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in South Africa.

Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · South Africa: 6.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

15% of Kazakhstan’s electricity is renewable, versus 14% in South Africa.

Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · South Africa: 13.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in South Africa carries 52% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · South Africa: 24.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 17 times as likely to be murdered in South Africa as in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · South Africa: 43.7 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in South Africa are 2 times as deadly as in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021) · South Africa: 24.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

South Africa is on average 10.6 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · South Africa: 18.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

South Africa gets 56% more rain than Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · South Africa: 511 mm (2016–2025 avg)