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Kazakhstan vs Russia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 120 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Kazakhstan
kaz
Leads on 36 of 120 metrics
Russia
rus
Leads on 73 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Kazakhstan and Russia: Kazakhstan leads on Oil Consumption (249,000) against Russia (2.94); Kazakhstan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (274,000) against Russia (3.65); Kazakhstan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (290,700) against Russia (6.08). Across 120 compared metrics, Kazakhstan wins on 36 and Russia wins on 73.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 13 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)93.39 %94.36 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.39 %94.37 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 93% (2023 est.)percent of population: 92% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score39.34 points★24.57 points
Radios6.4761.5★
Televisions3.8860.5★
Waterways43,983102,000★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country15.21B $111.04B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars351.61B $2.61T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)11 %★10 %
Coal Revenue0.99★0.53
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.17 %★10.55 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index94.4★93.1
Electricity Consumption94.23909.6★
Electricity Exports5.113.13★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels86★68
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1421★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels011★
Electricity from Other Renewables11
Electricity Imports1.323.19★
Electricity Installed Capacity20.15244.9★
Electricity Production100.8★1.03
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)172.94 USD per capita224.86 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.235.1★
Gross Fixed Investment21.623.2★
Gross National Saving23.726.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)6.6 %★4.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)8.8 %6.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP7 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption15.37467.5★
Natural Gas Exports12.8210.2★
Natural Gas Imports5.7515.77★
Natural Gas Production22.41665.6★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.4147.8★
Oil Consumption249,000★2.94
Oil Exports1.57.3★
Oil Imports172,500★42,750
Oil Production1.6110.13★
Oil Proved Reserves3060★
Population Below Poverty Line5.2 people★12.1 people
Public Debt20.918.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.8 USD★4.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption274,000★3.65
Refined Petroleum Products Exports105,900★2.67
Refined Petroleum Products Imports39,12041,920★
Refined Petroleum Products Production290,700★6.08
Remittances0.10.1
Revenue from Forest Resources00.29★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.04★0.04
Taxes and Other Revenues11.912.1★
Top Exporting Countries92.07B USD476.43B USD★
Unemployment Rate4.8 %2.6 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.77 %61.11 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)831,040★47.39M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions269.831.84★
Population Distributionmost of the country displays a low population density, particularly the interior; population clusters appear in urban agglomerations in the far northern and southern portions of the countrypopulation is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country, extending from the Baltic Sea south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable population pockets are isolated and generally found in the
Protected Land Area for Adaptation10.13 sq km11.48 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country33.85 Cubic meters per year788 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources108.41★4.53

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.27 %0.29 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)82.47★77.33
Agricultural land2.13M sq. km2.15M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km37,653 km★
Dam capacity per capita3,759.33 cubic meters per inhabitant5,538.47 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land17,79443,000★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country38.11 %★1.68 %
Administrative Divisions1746★
Independence1625★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

13 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water91.55 %★76.26 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)28.7717.03★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.8★5.9
Health Care Spending per Capita1,985.05 USD4,235.46 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP7.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density6.7 people/sq km7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)10 %9 %★
Mean Age at First Birth28.9★25.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21 %★23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS35,0001★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People4 per 100,000 people13 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 52NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)71,0001.45M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Currently married (Percent)59.9 %★53.91 %
Human Capital Index0.760.77★
Life expectancy at birth80.45 years81.33 years★
Median age of population29.78 years40.61 years★
Population Change242,547.2 persons★-917,387.6 persons
Population density7.83 per sq. km★8.78 per sq. km
Total population21.09M persons143.17M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.33★0.18
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAB-C★
Birth Rate (%)16.83 %★8.27 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate53 %68 %★
Death Rate (%)8.1 %★13.93 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.8 % of GDP★4.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age4.95M persons33.21M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate10.2972.52★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years12.66 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.99 people12.68 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)171.14176.46★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligationmen 18-27 are subject to conscription for 12-24 months; conscripts may be assigned to the Armed Forces, the National Guard, the Border Service, the State Security Service, or the Ministry of Emergency Situations; women may volunteer (2025)18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.77 %79.31 %★
Physician Density3.75 people/sq km5.11 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.83 %★-0.49 %
Population living in slums-2.21 %2.46 %★
Total deaths118,494.6 persons★1.62M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)52.82 %56.39 %★
Total fertility rate2.82 per woman★1.44 per woman
Total net-migration-12,369.5 persons★-487,124.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate7.1 per live births4.79 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.370.65★
Airports132905★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)02★
Civil Air TravelNA major transport aircraftNA major transport aircraft
Heliports32494★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Current Bank Rate18 %★14.5 %

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