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Kazakhstan vs Kyrgyzstan

123 shared metrics.

KazakhstanLeads in 79

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KyrgyzstanLeads in 44

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Kazakhstan

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Kazakhstan.

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Curated stat

Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country by area.

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Kyrgyzstan

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Identity

Formal name: Kyrgyz Republic.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: named for the local Kyrgyz people, with "-stan" coming from the Persian word ostan, meaning "country.

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Analysis

Kazakhstan leads in 79 of 123 shared metrics, while Kyrgyzstan leads in 44.

Kazakhstan's Railway Length is 38.2x that of Kyrgyzstan (16.6K km vs 424 km).

Kazakhstan's Railway Network is 37.4x that of Kyrgyzstan (16.0K km vs 417 km).

Kazakhstan's Foreign Patents is 23.3x that of Kyrgyzstan (97 vs 4.0).

Kazakhstan's Total CO2 Emissions is 23.1x that of Kyrgyzstan (258.8 Mt CO2e vs 10.74 Mt CO2e).

Kazakhstan's GDP (Nominal) is 15.7x that of Kyrgyzstan ($291,480,274,648.83 vs $17,478,259,659.26).

Key Comparisons

Railway LengthKazakhstan leads

Kazakhstan

16.6K km

Kyrgyzstan

424 km

Railway NetworkKazakhstan leads

Kazakhstan

16.0K km

Kyrgyzstan

417 km

Foreign PatentsKazakhstan leads

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

4.0

Total CO2 EmissionsKazakhstan leads

Kazakhstan

258.8 Mt CO2e

Kyrgyzstan

10.74 Mt CO2e

GDP (Nominal)Kazakhstan leads

Kazakhstan

$291,480,274,648.83

Kyrgyzstan

$17,478,259,659.26

Scientific PublicationsKazakhstan leads

Kazakhstan

3.6K

Kyrgyzstan

236.83

All Metrics

Railway Length

Kazakhstan

16.6K km

Kyrgyzstan

424 km

3824% higher

Railway Network

Kazakhstan

16.0K km

Kyrgyzstan

417 km

3738% higher

Foreign Patents

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

4.0

2325% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Kazakhstan

258.8 Mt CO2e

Kyrgyzstan

10.74 Mt CO2e

2309% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Kazakhstan

$291,480,274,648.83

Kyrgyzstan

$17,478,259,659.26

1568% higher

Scientific Publications

Kazakhstan

3.6K

Kyrgyzstan

236.83

1399% higher

Air Passengers

Kazakhstan

11.88M

Kyrgyzstan

804.5K

1377% higher

Land Area

Kazakhstan

2.70M km²

Kyrgyzstan

191.8K km²

1308% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Kazakhstan

1.4 per 100k people

Kyrgyzstan

0.11 per 100k people

1173% higher

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Domestic Patents

Kazakhstan

803

Kyrgyzstan

867% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Kazakhstan

13.94 t/person/yr

Kyrgyzstan

1.6 t/person/yr

751% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Kazakhstan

27.62M kW

Kyrgyzstan

3.94M kW

600% higher

Electricity Generation

Kazakhstan

118.05 TWh

Kyrgyzstan

16.86 TWh

600% higher

All-Time Olympic Medals

Kazakhstan

87 medals

Kyrgyzstan

13 medals

569% higher

Beer Consumption

Kazakhstan

2.6 L/person/yr

Kyrgyzstan

0.40 L/person/yr

545% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Kazakhstan

3.7K kg oil eq/person

Kyrgyzstan

645.01 kg oil eq/person

466% higher

GNI Per Capita

Kazakhstan

$12,090

Kyrgyzstan

$2,190

452% higher

Airports

Kazakhstan

110

Kyrgyzstan

450% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Kazakhstan

805.32 gCO2/kWh

Kyrgyzstan

152.73 gCO2/kWh

427% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Kazakhstan

$40,890.93

Kyrgyzstan

$8,012.45

410% higher

Comparison of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan across 123 metrics
				Winner
Railway Length	16.6K km	424 km	3824% higher	Kazakhstan
Railway Network	16.0K km	417 km	3738% higher	Kazakhstan
Foreign Patents	97	4.0	2325% higher	Kazakhstan
Total CO2 Emissions	258.8 Mt CO2e	10.74 Mt CO2e	2309% higher	Kazakhstan
GDP (Nominal)	$291,480,274,648.83	$17,478,259,659.26	1568% higher	Kazakhstan
Scientific Publications	3.6K	236.83	1399% higher	Kazakhstan
Air Passengers	11.88M	804.5K	1377% higher	Kazakhstan
Land Area	2.70M km²	191.8K km²	1308% higher	Kazakhstan
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	1.4 per 100k people	0.11 per 100k people	1173% higher	Kazakhstan
Domestic Patents	803	83	867% higher	Kazakhstan
CO2 Per Capita	13.94 t/person/yr	1.6 t/person/yr	751% higher	Kazakhstan
Electric Generating Capacity	27.62M kW	3.94M kW	600% higher	Kazakhstan
Electricity Generation	118.05 TWh	16.86 TWh	600% higher	Kazakhstan
All-Time Olympic Medals	87 medals	13 medals	569% higher	Kazakhstan
Beer Consumption	2.6 L/person/yr	0.40 L/person/yr	545% higher	Kazakhstan
Energy Use (Per Capita)	3.7K kg oil eq/person	645.01 kg oil eq/person	466% higher	Kazakhstan
GNI Per Capita	$12,090	$2,190	452% higher	Kazakhstan
Airports	110	20	450% higher	Kazakhstan
Electricity Carbon Intensity	805.32 gCO2/kWh	152.73 gCO2/kWh	427% higher	Kazakhstan
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$40,890.93	$8,012.45	410% higher	Kazakhstan
Health Spending Per Capita	$420.98	$85.88	390% higher	Kazakhstan
Coal Electricity Share	54.26%	12.61%	330% higher	Kazakhstan
High-Tech Exports (%)	42.2%	10.67%	295% higher	Kazakhstan
Armed Forces Personnel	71.0K	21.0K	238% higher	Kazakhstan
Population	20.43M	6.22M	229% higher	Kazakhstan
Water Withdrawal	24.97 B m³	7.7 B m³	224% higher	Kazakhstan
Credit Card Ownership	26.47% of adults	8.5% of adults	212% higher	Kazakhstan
Tourism Revenue	$589,000,000	$195,000,000	202% higher	Kazakhstan
Broadband Access (%)	18 per 100 people	6.0 per 100 people	200% higher	Kazakhstan
Land Border Length	13.4K km	4.6K km	192% higher	Kazakhstan
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	5.1K kWh/person	2.0K kWh/person	161% higher	Kazakhstan
Forest Area	35.4K km²	13.7K km²	159% higher	Kazakhstan
Seafood Consumption per Person	2.7 kg/person/yr	1.1 kg/person/yr	148% higher	Kazakhstan
Water Stress (%)	38.8%	15.75%	146% higher	Kazakhstan
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.14% of GDP	0.06% of GDP	146% higher	Kazakhstan
Suicide Rate	14.6 per 100k	6.8 per 100k	115% higher	Kazakhstan
Meat Consumption per Person	64.89 kg/person/yr	30.46 kg/person/yr	113% higher	Kazakhstan
Doctors (per 1,000)	3.8 per 1k	1.9 per 1k	103% higher	Kazakhstan
Official Languages Count	2.0	1.0	100% higher	Kazakhstan
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	6.0 sites	3.0 sites	100% higher	Kazakhstan
Renewable Energy (%)	2.0%	27.6%	93% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Military Spending	0.43% of GDP	3.0% of GDP	86% lower	Kyrgyzstan
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	89.78 per 100k	48.44 per 100k	85% higher	Kazakhstan
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.68% of GDP	4.0% of GDP	83% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Forest Coverage (%)	1.3%	7.1%	82% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Population Density	7.5 /km²	37.02 /km²	80% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Urban Population (%)	62.07%	34.72%	79% higher	Kazakhstan
Irrigated Land	17.8K km²	10.0K km²	77% higher	Kazakhstan
Imports (% GDP)	25.57% of GDP	84.21% of GDP	70% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	6.7 per 1k	4.2 per 1k	60% higher	Kazakhstan
Spirits Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	2.6 L/person/yr	58% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Nurses & Midwives	6.9 per 1k	4.4 per 1k	57% higher	Kazakhstan
Mobile Money Accounts	48.86% of adults	31.04% of adults	57% higher	Kazakhstan
Insufficient Physical Activity	28.23% of adults	17.94% of adults	57% higher	Kazakhstan
Firms Making Informal Payments	12.39% of firms	28.29% of firms	56% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Youth Unemployment Rate	3.8% of youth labor force	8.2% of youth labor force	54% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Capital Elevation	347 m	750 m	54% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Elderly Population (%)	8.7%	5.7%	52% higher	Kazakhstan
Protected Land (%)	10.1%	6.8%	49% higher	Kazakhstan
Infant Mortality	7.6 per 1k births	14.9 per 1k births	49% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Firms Asked for Bribes	16.42% of firms	31.41% of firms	48% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Government Debt (% GDP)	20.9% of GDP	40.23% of GDP	48% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Agricultural Land (%)	79.37%	54.01%	47% higher	Kazakhstan
Corruption Perceptions Index	38 pts	26 pts	46% higher	Kazakhstan
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	3.3%	46% higher	Kazakhstan
Homicide Rate	2.6 per 100k	1.7 per 100k	46% higher	Kazakhstan
GDP Growth Rate	5.0%	9.0%	45% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Vehicles per 1,000 People	238.69 per 1k people	164.4 per 1k people	45% higher	Kazakhstan
Child Mortality	9.6 per 1k births	17 per 1k births	44% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Firms with Female Top Manager	31.1% of firms	21.68% of firms	43% higher	Kazakhstan
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	11.89% of GDP	20.38% of GDP	42% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Milk Consumption per Person	288.12 kg/person/yr	210.92 kg/person/yr	37% higher	Kazakhstan
Teen Birth Rate	18.23 per 1k	28.32 per 1k	36% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Death Rate	8.1 per 1k	6.0 per 1k	35% higher	Kazakhstan
Freedom of Expression Index	0.33	0.47	30% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.8% of GDP	6.8% of GDP	29% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Firms Hit by Power Outages	32.45% of firms	45.39% of firms	28% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Exports (% GDP)	31.59% of GDP	43.44% of GDP	27% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Liberal Democracy Index	0.13	0.18	26% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Digital Payments Used	85.02% of adults	67.46% of adults	26% higher	Kazakhstan
Alcohol Consumption	4.5 L/adult/yr	3.6 L/adult/yr	25% higher	Kazakhstan
Border Neighbors	5.0	4.0	25% higher	Kazakhstan
Safe Drinking Water (%)	91.55%	73.88%	24% higher	Kazakhstan
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.7% of GDP	4.9% of GDP	24% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Obesity Rate	19.34%	24.41%	21% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	24 days/yr	20 days/yr	20% higher	Kazakhstan
Smoking Rate	22.2%	27.3%	19% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Inflation Rate	8.8%	10.8%	19% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	127 per 100 people	107 per 100 people	19% higher	Kazakhstan
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	20.03 µg/m³	24.38 µg/m³	18% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Median Age	29.5 years	25.1 years	17% higher	Kazakhstan
Electoral Democracy Index	0.26	0.31	17% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Human Development Index	0.84	0.72	16% higher	Kazakhstan
Food Waste per Person	139.85 kg/person/yr	126.52 kg/person/yr	11% higher	Kazakhstan
Life Evaluation Score	6.6 pts	6.0 pts	10% higher	Kazakhstan
Youth Population (%)	29.37%	32.34%	9% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Women in Parliament (%)	19.39%	21.11%	8% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Birth Rate	16.83 per 1k	18.26 per 1k	8% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Road Traffic Death Rate	12.2 per 100k	13.3 per 100k	8% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Political Corruption Index	0.74	0.79	7% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Inequality (Gini)	29.2	27.2	7% higher	Kazakhstan
Women's Political Empowerment	0.68	0.73	7% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Can Raise Emergency Money	82.34% of adults	88.78% of adults	7% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Fertility Rate	2.6 children/woman	2.4 children/woman	6% higher	Kazakhstan
Highest Elevation	7.0K m	7.4K m	6% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Tobacco Use Prevalence	21.1% of adults	22.2% of adults	5% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Internet Users (%)	93.39%	89%	5% higher	Kazakhstan
Hypertension Prevalence	42% of adults	40.6% of adults	3% higher	Kazakhstan
Life Expectancy	74.4 years	72.2 years	3% higher	Kazakhstan
Average Weekly Work Hours	38 hrs/week	38.66 hrs/week	2% lower	Kyrgyzstan
University Enrollment Rate	53.46%	53.17%	1% higher	Kazakhstan
Sanitation Access (%)	97.94%	98.54%	1% lower	Kyrgyzstan
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	equal	Kyrgyzstan
Dependency Ratio	61.36% of working-age pop.	61.35% of working-age pop.	equal	Kazakhstan
Coastline Length	0 km	0 km	ranked lower	Kyrgyzstan
Wind Electricity Share	4.7%	0%	ranked higher	Kazakhstan
Solar Electricity Share	1.6%	0%	ranked higher	Kazakhstan
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Kyrgyzstan
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked lower	Kyrgyzstan
Lowest Elevation	-132 m	132 m	ranked lower	Kyrgyzstan
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-3.9% of GDP	-23.4% of GDP	ranked higher	Kazakhstan
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	17 gold medals	0 gold medals	ranked higher	Kazakhstan
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.59 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Kazakhstan

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Analysis

Kazakhstan leads in 79 of 123 shared metrics, while Kyrgyzstan leads in 44.

Kazakhstan's Railway Length is 38.2x that of Kyrgyzstan (16.6K km vs 424 km).

Kazakhstan's Railway Network is 37.4x that of Kyrgyzstan (16.0K km vs 417 km).

Kazakhstan's Foreign Patents is 23.3x that of Kyrgyzstan (97 vs 4.0).

Kazakhstan's Total CO2 Emissions is 23.1x that of Kyrgyzstan (258.8 Mt CO2e vs 10.74 Mt CO2e).

Kazakhstan's GDP (Nominal) is 15.7x that of Kyrgyzstan ($291,480,274,648.83 vs $17,478,259,659.26).

Key Comparisons

Railway LengthKazakhstan leads

Kazakhstan

16.6K km

Kyrgyzstan

424 km

Railway NetworkKazakhstan leads

Kazakhstan

16.0K km

Kyrgyzstan

417 km

Foreign PatentsKazakhstan leads

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

4.0

Total CO2 EmissionsKazakhstan leads

Kazakhstan

258.8 Mt CO2e

Kyrgyzstan

10.74 Mt CO2e

GDP (Nominal)Kazakhstan leads

Kazakhstan

$291,480,274,648.83

Kyrgyzstan

$17,478,259,659.26

Scientific PublicationsKazakhstan leads

Kazakhstan

3.6K

Kyrgyzstan

236.83

Railway Length

16.6K km

424 km

Railway Network

16.0K km

417 km

Foreign Patents

4.0

Total CO2 Emissions

258.8 Mt CO2e

10.74 Mt CO2e

GDP (Nominal)

$291,480,274,648.83

$17,478,259,659.26

Scientific Publications

3.6K

236.83

Air Passengers

11.88M

804.5K

Land Area

2.70M km²

191.8K km²

1.4 per 100k people

0.11 per 100k people

Domestic Patents

803

CO2 Per Capita

13.94 t/person/yr

1.6 t/person/yr

Electric Generating Capacity

27.62M kW

3.94M kW

Electricity Generation

118.05 TWh

16.86 TWh

All-Time Olympic Medals

87 medals

13 medals

Beer Consumption

2.6 L/person/yr

0.40 L/person/yr

Energy Use (Per Capita)

3.7K kg oil eq/person

645.01 kg oil eq/person

GNI Per Capita

$12,090

$2,190

Airports

110

Electricity Carbon Intensity

805.32 gCO2/kWh

152.73 gCO2/kWh

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$40,890.93

$8,012.45

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Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Railway Length

Railway Network

Foreign Patents

Total CO2 Emissions

GDP (Nominal)

Scientific Publications

Air Passengers

Land Area

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Domestic Patents

CO2 Per Capita

Electric Generating Capacity

Electricity Generation

All-Time Olympic Medals

Beer Consumption

Energy Use (Per Capita)

GNI Per Capita

Airports

Electricity Carbon Intensity

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Health Spending Per Capita

Coal Electricity Share

High-Tech Exports (%)

Armed Forces Personnel

Population

Water Withdrawal

Credit Card Ownership

Tourism Revenue

Broadband Access (%)

Land Border Length

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Forest Area

Seafood Consumption per Person

Water Stress (%)

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Suicide Rate

Meat Consumption per Person

Doctors (per 1,000)

Official Languages Count

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Renewable Energy (%)

Military Spending

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Forest Coverage (%)

Population Density

Urban Population (%)

Irrigated Land

Imports (% GDP)

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Spirits Consumption

Nurses & Midwives

Mobile Money Accounts

Insufficient Physical Activity

Firms Making Informal Payments

Youth Unemployment Rate

Capital Elevation

Elderly Population (%)

Protected Land (%)

Infant Mortality

Firms Asked for Bribes

Government Debt (% GDP)

Agricultural Land (%)

Corruption Perceptions Index

Unemployment Rate

Homicide Rate

GDP Growth Rate

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Child Mortality

Firms with Female Top Manager

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Milk Consumption per Person