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?
Kyrgyzstan is 80% bigger than the median country
Kyrgyzstan: 199,950 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kyrgyzstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kyrgyzstan’s highest peak towers 5,104 m above the median country’s
Kyrgyzstan: 7,439 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 54% of Kyrgyzstan, versus 38% of the median country
Kyrgyzstan: 54% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country and Kyrgyzstan are nearly identical here
Kyrgyzstan: 7.34 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 2.6 times as densely populated as Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 38 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 1.9 cm taller than in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 171.7 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
The median country and Kyrgyzstan are practically level
Kyrgyzstan: 160.2 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 6 years older than in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 25.1 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kyrgyzstan have 0.7 more children on average than in the median country
Kyrgyzstan: 2.6 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 6.0% in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 6% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 5.2 times as many refugees per resident as Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kyrgyzstan and the median country are practically level
Kyrgyzstan: 0 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kyrgyzstan has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Kyrgyzstan: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 2 times the size of Kyrgyzstan’s
Kyrgyzstan: $22.6 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 2.3 times as much per person as Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Int$9,220 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Kyrgyzstan (Gini 6.9 points higher)
Kyrgyzstan: 27.5 (2024) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.2% of people in Kyrgyzstan live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in the median country
Kyrgyzstan: 2.2% (2024) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 3.5% in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 3.5% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kyrgyzstan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.8%
Kyrgyzstan: 2.9% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kyrgyzstan’s central government collects 20% of GDP in tax, the median country’s 17%
Kyrgyzstan: 19.6% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Kyrgyzstan’s
Kyrgyzstan: 33% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 4.9 times as much on health per person as Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: $97 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 2.2 years longer than in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 72.4 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kyrgyzstan is 17% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country
Kyrgyzstan: 14.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 7% more doctors per person than Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kyrgyzstan has 54% more hospital beds per person than the median country
Kyrgyzstan: 3.7 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 18% higher than in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 8.5 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 22% in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 21.5% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Kyrgyzstan smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Kyrgyzstan: 22.2% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kyrgyzstan rate their lives 0.22 points higher than in the median country
Kyrgyzstan: 6.05 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 32% more alcohol than in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 3.3 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 41% more meat per person than Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 40 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 175 kcal more food per person per day than Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 2,763 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 144 more hours a year than in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 1,830 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kyrgyzstan went to school 2.1 years longer than in the median country
Kyrgyzstan: 12.1 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 6.9 times as many tourists per resident as Kyrgyzstan (2019)
Kyrgyzstan: 0.05 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kyrgyzstan and the median country are practically level
Kyrgyzstan: 3 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kyrgyzstan has won 13 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Kyrgyzstan: 13 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Kyrgyzstan are online, versus 82% in the median country
Kyrgyzstan: 92% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 9% faster than in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 147 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Kyrgyzstan and the median country are practically level
Kyrgyzstan: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 35% in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 35% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kyrgyzstan 107
Kyrgyzstan: 107 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 5.1 times as long as Kyrgyzstan’s
Kyrgyzstan: 417 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 0.11 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 6.5% of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 6.5% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 82% more CO₂ than someone in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 1.6 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
85% of Kyrgyzstan’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country
Kyrgyzstan: 84.7% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kyrgyzstan carries 2% more fine dust than in the median country
Kyrgyzstan: 17 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Kyrgyzstan: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kyrgyzstan are 19% deadlier than in the median country
Kyrgyzstan: 22.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 21.8 °C warmer than Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 1.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 12% more rain than Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 909 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kyrgyzstan bigger than the median country?
Kyrgyzstan is larger. Kyrgyzstan is 80% bigger than the median country.
Which has more people, Kyrgyzstan or the median country?
The median country and Kyrgyzstan are nearly identical here (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kyrgyzstan or the median country?
People in the median country live 2.2 years longer than in Kyrgyzstan. Life expectancy at birth is 72.4 years in Kyrgyzstan and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Kyrgyzstan or the median country?
Men in the median country are 1.9 cm taller than in Kyrgyzstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
