CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Türkiye fits inside Kazakhstan 3.5 times

Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 1,873 m above Türkiye’s

Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 50% of Türkiye

Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Türkiye has 4.1 times as many people as Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Türkiye is 14 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Türkiye and Kazakhstan are practically level

Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Türkiye and Kazakhstan are practically level

Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Türkiye is 3.1 years older than in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Kazakhstan have 1.5 more children on average than in Türkiye

Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

11% of people in Türkiye are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Türkiye hosts 133 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none

Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Türkiye 1

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

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Türkiye’s economy is 5.2 times the size of Kazakhstan’s

Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Türkiye produces 2% more per person than Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Kazakhstan (Gini 14.5 points higher)

Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Türkiye and Kazakhstan are practically level

Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%

Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%

Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Türkiye’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Kazakhstan’s

Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Türkiye spends 12% more on health per person than Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Türkiye live 2.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Türkiye is 8% more likely to die before turning one than in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Kazakhstan has 68% more doctors per person than Türkiye

Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Kazakhstan has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Türkiye

Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 4.9 times that in Türkiye

Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 1.33 points higher than in Türkiye

Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Kazakhstan drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Kazakhstan has 31% more meat per person than Türkiye

Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Türkiye has 756 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Kazakhstan put in 227 more hours a year than in Türkiye

Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 3.6 years longer than in Türkiye

Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Türkiye welcomed 18% more tourists per resident than Kazakhstan (2019)

Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Türkiye has 15 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (22 against 7)

Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87

Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 90% in Türkiye

Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Türkiye is 25% faster than in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Kazakhstan and Türkiye are practically level

Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Kazakhstan’s railway network is 52% longer than Türkiye’s

Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Türkiye fly 2.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Türkiye

Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Türkiye carries 60% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 27% more likely to be murdered in Türkiye than in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kazakhstan are 77% deadlier than in Türkiye

Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Türkiye is on average 4.9 °C warmer than Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Türkiye gets 2.1 times as much rain as Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Kazakhstan bigger than Türkiye?

Kazakhstan is larger. Türkiye fits inside Kazakhstan 3.5 times.

Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Türkiye?

Türkiye has 4.1 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Türkiye?

People in Türkiye live 2.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 77.4 in Türkiye.

Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Türkiye?

Türkiye and Kazakhstan are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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