The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom fits inside Kazakhstan 11 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 5,665 m above the United Kingdom’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 69% of the United Kingdom
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 3.3 times as many people as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 37 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 2.7 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 2.2 cm taller than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 10 years older than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.4 more children on average than in the United Kingdom
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The United Kingdom hosts 40 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, the United Kingdom 1
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 13 times the size of Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 46% more per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United Kingdom than in Kazakhstan (Gini 3.2 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
The United Kingdom and Kazakhstan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · United Kingdom: 0.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom are practically level
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Kingdom spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The United Kingdom’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · United Kingdom: 26.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 12 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 6.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kazakhstan is 80% more likely to die before turning one than in the United Kingdom
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 14% more doctors per person than the United Kingdom
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as the United Kingdom
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 90% higher than in the United Kingdom
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 13% in the United Kingdom
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 0.06 points higher than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 75% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 30% more meat per person than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 299 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 452 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 0.94 years longer than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 9% more tourists per resident than Kazakhstan (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 28 more World Heritage sites than Kazakhstan (35 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United Kingdom is 84% faster than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom are practically level
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United Kingdom 122
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 1% longer than Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of the United Kingdom, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 3.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in the United Kingdom
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
52% of the United Kingdom’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 82% more fine dust than in the United Kingdom
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan as in the United Kingdom
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 5.2 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The United Kingdom is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United Kingdom gets 3.3 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than the United Kingdom?
Kazakhstan is larger. The United Kingdom fits inside Kazakhstan 11 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 3.3 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 6.9 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 2.7 cm taller than in Kazakhstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
