9th highest highest point7,010 m · #9 of 213 · 2026 edition
12th lowest population density8 per km² · #12 of 209 · 2025
12th highest CO₂ per person13.9 t · #12 of 203 · 2024
KAZ
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Surprising facts about Kazakhstan
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Kazakhstan’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Kazakhstan among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Kazakhstan sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Kazakhstan across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Kazakhstan
vs China 
vs Kyrgyzstan 
vs Russia 
vs Turkmenistan 
vs Uzbekistan