Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Kazakhstan 66 times.
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 2,376 m above Switzerland’s.
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kazakhstan has 2.3 times as many people as Switzerland.
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Switzerland is 30 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Switzerland are 3.2 cm taller than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Switzerland are 2.6 cm taller than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Switzerland is 13 years older than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.7 more children on average than in Switzerland.
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan 0.0.
Kazakhstan: 0 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Kazakhstan 2.
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Switzerland’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Kazakhstan’s.
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 2.3 times as much per person as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Kazakhstan (Gini 4.6 points higher).
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Switzerland and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Switzerland and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Kazakhstan’s.
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 24 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 9.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kazakhstan is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Switzerland has 19% more doctors per person than Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.38 points higher than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Switzerland drink 47% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 1% more meat per person than Switzerland.
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Switzerland has 266 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 446 more hours a year than in Switzerland.
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 1.4 years longer than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Switzerland welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as Kazakhstan (2019).
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Switzerland are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127.
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as Switzerland’s.
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 5.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 3.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Switzerland.
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 78% more fine dust than in Switzerland.
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.3 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in Switzerland.
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 5.1 times as deadly as in Switzerland.
Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kazakhstan is on average 1.3 °C warmer than Switzerland.
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Switzerland gets 4.9 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Switzerland?
Kazakhstan is larger. Switzerland fits inside Kazakhstan 66 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Switzerland?
Kazakhstan has 2.3 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Switzerland?
People in Switzerland live 9.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 84.4 in Switzerland.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Switzerland?
Men in Switzerland are 3.2 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
