How much coast is there?

Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,318 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 5,105 m above the United Arab Emirates’.

Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,905 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Kazakhstan has 81% more people than the United Arab Emirates.

Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 11.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

The United Arab Emirates is 21 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 162 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in the United Arab Emirates is 1.8 years older than in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kazakhstan have 1.8 more children on average than in the United Arab Emirates.

Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 1.21 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

9.0% of people in Kazakhstan are 65 or older, versus 1.8% in the United Arab Emirates.

Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 1.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.

Kazakhstan: 0 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, the United Arab Emirates 1.

Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

The United Arab Emirates’ economy is 80% larger than Kazakhstan’s.

Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · United Arab Emirates: $552 billion (2024)

How much is produced per person?

The United Arab Emirates produces 79% more per person than Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: Int$79,344 (2024)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Kazakhstan than in the United Arab Emirates (Gini 2.8 points higher).

Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 26.4 (2018)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 2.2% in the United Arab Emirates.

Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 2.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

The United Arab Emirates spends 5.6% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.

Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 5.6% (2014)

How expensive is it?

The United Arab Emirates’ price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Kazakhstan’s.

Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 63% (2024)

How much is spent on health?

The United Arab Emirates spends 4.9 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: $2,402 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kazakhstan is 95% more likely to die before turning one than in the United Arab Emirates.

Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 3.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Kazakhstan has 25% more doctors per person than the United Arab Emirates.

Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

30% of adults in the United Arab Emirates are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 30.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 9.0% in the United Arab Emirates.

Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in the United Arab Emirates rate their lives 0.19 points higher than in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Kazakhstan drink 9.3 times as much alcohol as in the United Arab Emirates.

Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The United Arab Emirates has 5% more meat per person than Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 67.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.

Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 3,125 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in the United Arab Emirates put in 540 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 2,514 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in the United Arab Emirates went to school 0.44 years longer than in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 13 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

The United Arab Emirates welcomed 4.5 times as many tourists per resident as Kazakhstan (2019).

Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 2.28 (2019)

How many people are online?

100% of people in the United Arab Emirates are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.

Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

86% of people in the United Arab Emirates live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

The United Arab Emirates has 203 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127.

Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 203 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Kazakhstan’s railway network is 57 times as long as the United Arab Emirates’.

Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 279 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from the United Arab Emirates fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 7.91 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 4.5% of the United Arab Emirates, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 4.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in the United Arab Emirates emits 44% more CO₂ than someone in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 20.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

15% of Kazakhstan’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.8% in the United Arab Emirates.

Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 8.8% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in the United Arab Emirates carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 55.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in the United Arab Emirates.

Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · United Arab Emirates: 0.7 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kazakhstan are 2.1 times as deadly as in the United Arab Emirates.

Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 5.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

The United Arab Emirates is on average 21.0 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 28.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Kazakhstan gets 7 times as much rain as the United Arab Emirates.

Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 47 mm (2016–2025 avg)