Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sweden fits inside Kazakhstan 5.2 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Sweden: 528,860 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,910 m above Sweden’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 7.3% of Sweden
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Sweden: 7.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kazakhstan has 2 times as many people as Sweden
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sweden is 3.4 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 5.0 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 4.9 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 10 years older than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.6 more children on average than in Sweden
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sweden hosts 65 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Sweden: 13.6 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Sweden: 28.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Sweden 1
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sweden’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 64% more per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Sweden and Kazakhstan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
0.8% of people in Sweden live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Sweden: 0.8% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sweden spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Sweden: 2.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Sweden’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Sweden: 27.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 13 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 9.5 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kazakhstan is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 17% more doctors per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 3.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Sweden
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 43% higher than in Sweden
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 19% in Sweden
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 20% in Sweden
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 0.62 points higher than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 46% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sweden has 5% more meat per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden has 231 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 543 more hours a year than in Sweden
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 0.19 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 25% more tourists per resident than Kazakhstan (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Sweden has 8 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (15 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Sweden: 15 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Sweden has won 709 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Sweden: 709 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Sweden is 51% faster than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Sweden: 248 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Sweden are practically level
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 65% longer than Sweden’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 3.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Sweden: 68.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 3.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sweden
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Sweden
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Sweden
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 6 times as deadly as in Sweden
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kazakhstan is on average 3.5 °C warmer than Sweden
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sweden gets 2.4 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Sweden?
Kazakhstan is larger. Sweden fits inside Kazakhstan 5.2 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Sweden?
Kazakhstan has 2 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 9.5 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 5.0 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
