World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Kazakhstan 24 times.
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 4,675 m above the median country’s.
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kazakhstan has 2.8 times as many people as the median country.
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 13 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 2.0 cm taller than in the median country.
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 1.2 cm taller than in the median country.
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 1.7 years older than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.1 more children on average than in the median country.
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Kazakhstan and the median country are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kazakhstan and the median country are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kazakhstan’s economy is 6.7 times the size of the median country’s.
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 2.1 times as much per person as the median country.
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Kazakhstan (Gini 5.2 points higher).
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
The median country and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Kazakhstan’s.
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 4% more on health per person than the median country.
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
The median country and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 71% more likely to die before turning one than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as the median country.
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 19% in the median country.
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.80 points higher than in the median country.
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 37% more alcohol than in the median country.
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 15% more meat per person than the median country.
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 198 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Kazakhstan and the median country are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 2.6 years longer than in the median country.
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 46% more tourists per resident than the median country (2019).
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Kazakhstan and the median country are practically level.
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 7.5 times as long as the median country’s.
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country.
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 4.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country.
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 4% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 13% more likely to be murdered in Kazakhstan than in the median country.
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
The median country and Kazakhstan are nearly identical here.
Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 15.2 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 3.1 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kazakhstan bigger than the median country?
Kazakhstan is larger. The median country fits inside Kazakhstan 24 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or the median country?
Kazakhstan has 2.8 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or the median country?
The median country and Kazakhstan are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or the median country?
Men in Kazakhstan are 2.0 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
