Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine fits inside Kazakhstan 4.5 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,949 m above Ukraine’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 71% of Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 87% more people than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ukraine is 8.7 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 5.5 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 4.9 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 13 years older than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 2.0 more children on average than in Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kazakhstan hosts 3.5 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kazakhstan’s economy is 43% larger than Ukraine’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 2.3 times as much per person as Ukraine
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kazakhstan than in Ukraine (Gini 3.6 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Kazakhstan and Ukraine are practically level
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kazakhstan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ukraine’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 32% more on health per person than Ukraine
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
Ukraine and Kazakhstan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 3% more likely to die before turning one than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 6% more doctors per person than Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 7% more hospital beds per person than Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 4% higher than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 1.97 points higher than in Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 54% more alcohol than in Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 31% more meat per person than Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 350 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 70 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 1.4 years longer than in Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 7.7 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ukraine has 1 more World Heritage site than Kazakhstan (8 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 82% in Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 8% faster than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Ukraine are practically level
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 35% longer than Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 49 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Ukraine, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 3.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
16% of Ukraine’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 13% more fine dust than in Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 48% more likely to be murdered in Ukraine than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 9% deadlier than in Ukraine
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ukraine is on average 2.5 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ukraine gets 88% more rain than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Ukraine?
Kazakhstan is larger. Ukraine fits inside Kazakhstan 4.5 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 87% more people than Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Ukraine?
Ukraine and Kazakhstan are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 5.5 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
