Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Thailand fits inside Kazakhstan 5.3 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,445 m above Thailand’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 43% of Thailand
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Thailand: 43.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Thailand has 3.4 times as many people as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Thailand is 18 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 3.9 cm taller than in Thailand
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 2.3 cm taller than in Thailand
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Thailand is 10 years older than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.8 more children on average than in Thailand
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Thailand are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Thailand hosts 5.6 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kazakhstan and Thailand are practically level
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Thailand: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Thailand 1
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Thailand’s economy is 88% larger than Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 69% more per person than Thailand
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Thailand than in Kazakhstan (Gini 4.1 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Kazakhstan and Thailand are practically level
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Thailand: 0% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 0.8% in Thailand
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Thailand spends 1.0% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Thailand: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Thailand’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Thailand: 15.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kazakhstan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Thailand’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 50% more on health per person than Thailand
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Thailand: $327 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Thailand live 2 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Thailand is 4% more likely to die before turning one than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 6.9 times as many doctors per person as Thailand
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Thailand
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 90% higher than in Thailand
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 16% in Thailand
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 18% in Thailand
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.34 points higher than in Thailand
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Thailand drink 33% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Thailand
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 281 kcal more food per person per day than Thailand
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Thailand put in 202 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 3.5 years longer than in Thailand
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Thailand welcomed 11% more tourists per resident than Kazakhstan (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Thailand has 2 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (9 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Thailand: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Thailand 41
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Thailand: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 91% in Thailand
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Thailand is 2.2 times as fast as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Thailand are practically level
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Thailand and Kazakhstan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as Thailand’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Thailand fly 27% more passengers per resident than those from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Thailand: 38.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 3.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Thailand
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Thailand’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Thailand carries 46% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Thailand: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Thailand are 75% deadlier than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Thailand is on average 19.0 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Thailand gets 5 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Thailand?
Kazakhstan is larger. Thailand fits inside Kazakhstan 5.3 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Thailand?
Thailand has 3.4 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Thailand?
People in Thailand live 2 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 76.6 in Thailand.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Thailand?
Men in Kazakhstan are 3.9 cm taller than in Thailand (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
