Country comparison
Kazakhstan vs China
China is 3.5× the size of Kazakhstan. China has 67× the population of Kazakhstan. China has 8× as many castles and palaces as Kazakhstan.
Side by side
| Kazakhstan | Category | China |
|---|---|---|
| 2,724,902 km² | Area (2024) China: 3.5× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 9,562,910 km² more |
| 20.8 million | Population (2025) China: 67× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.41 billion more |
| 8 people/km² | Population density (2024) China: 20× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 150 people/km² |
| US$ 14,692 more | GDP per capita (2025) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 13,862 |
| 74.5 years | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 78 years more |
| 93% more | Internet users (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 92% |
| 29.5 years | Median age (2023) China: 1.3× more Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 39.1 years |
| 2.98 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) Kazakhstan: 2.9× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.01 births per woman |
| 12.6 t | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Kazakhstan: 1.3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 9.3 t less |
| 1 | Castles, fortresses and palaces China: 8× more Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 8 more |
| – | Ghost stories | 1 |
| – | UFO cases | 3 |
| 12 | VPN providers with servers in the country Kazakhstan: 2× more VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 6 |
| Russian, Kazakh | Official languages Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | Chinese |
| Kazakhstani tenge (KZT) | Currency ISO 4217 | Chinese yuan (renminbi) (CNY) |
| Type C, F · 220 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: C | Type A, C, I · 220 V |
| UTC+5 | Time zone of the capital Time difference: 3 h IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC+8 |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
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Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.