Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela fits inside Kazakhstan 3 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 2,032 m above Venezuela’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 24% of Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 37% more people than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 4.2 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 2.0 cm taller than in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 1.7 cm taller than in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 0.44 years older than in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 0.9 more children on average than in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Venezuela hosts 2.4 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kazakhstan’s economy is 3.1 times the size of Venezuela’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kazakhstan live 1.9 years longer than in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 6.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 2.3 times that in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.88 points higher than in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 71% more meat per person than Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 336 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 146 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 2.9 years longer than in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 36 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kazakhstan has 4 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (7 against 3)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 7% faster than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and Venezuela are practically level
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 36 times as long as Venezuela’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 9.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 1% more fine dust than in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kazakhstan are 38% deadlier than in Venezuela
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 18.0 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 6.4 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than Venezuela?
Kazakhstan is larger. Venezuela fits inside Kazakhstan 3 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 37% more people than Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Venezuela?
People in Kazakhstan live 1.9 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Venezuela?
Men in Kazakhstan are 2.0 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
