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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.

Kazakhstan: 0 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Sweden 1.

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

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 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 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.

Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Kazakhstan’s.

Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)

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)

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 5.8 times as deadly as in Sweden.

Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)

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)