Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside Kazakhstan 6.1 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 2,367 m above Uzbekistan’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 59% of Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 78% more people than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 11 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 4.6 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 1.5 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 2.5 years older than in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 0.5 more children on average than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.0% of people in Kazakhstan are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kazakhstan hosts 1,556 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kazakhstan’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 3.3 times as much per person as Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in Kazakhstan (Gini 3.5 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.3% of people in Uzbekistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kazakhstan’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Kazakhstan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Uzbekistan’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kazakhstan live 2 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 73% more likely to die before turning one than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 34% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 34% more hospital beds per person than Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 2.3 times that in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.35 points higher than in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 37% more meat per person than Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 161 kcal more food per person per day than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 124 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 0.64 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 2.3 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uzbekistan has 1 more World Heritage site than Kazakhstan (8 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Uzbekistan 50
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uzbekistan is 31% faster than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are practically level
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 3.4 times as long as Uzbekistan’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 4.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 8.8% of Uzbekistan, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 3.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Uzbekistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 88% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 82% more likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan than in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 57% deadlier than in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 6.6 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kazakhstan gets 49% more rain than Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Uzbekistan?
Kazakhstan is larger. Uzbekistan fits inside Kazakhstan 6.1 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 78% more people than Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan?
People in Kazakhstan live 2 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan?
Men in Kazakhstan are 4.6 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
