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Kazakhstan vs Kuwait statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kazakhstan has a population of 20.6M (ranked 64/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). Kazakhstan's land area is 1,042,360 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 9th vs. 153rd).

By GDP, Kazakhstan ranks 50/197 ($288B) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, Kazakhstan ranks 72/197 ($14,005), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

Main facts and rankings

Kazakhstan Kuwait
Population
21036432
5128257
Population rank 65/197 127/197
GDP
$288B
2024
$160B
2024
GDP rank 50/197 59/197
GDP per capita
$14,005
2024
$32,214
2024
GDP per capita rank 72/197 38/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$40,813
2024
$51,636
2024
Government debt
$71.5B
2024
$4.86B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
7.35%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,474
2024
$978
2024
Government debt per person rank 96/185 143/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,117
2025
$28,320
2025
Land area
1,042,360 sq mi
2025
6,880 sq mi
2025
Population density
19.8 ppl/mi²
2024
723 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.01
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
35.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
80.8 years
2025

Kazakhstan and Kuwait: Comparison Charts

Kazakhstan and Kuwait economies compared

GDP
Kazakhstan

Kuwait
Year GDP
Kazakhstan Kuwait
1962 - $1,828,107,503
1963 - $1,900,895,857
1964 - $2,071,668,533
1965 - $2,097,199,161
1966 - $2,391,199,044
1967 - $2,441,599,023
1968 - $2,662,798,935
1969 - $2,769,198,892
1970 - $2,873,638,851
1971 - $3,880,392,195
1972 - $4,450,537,925
1973 - $5,408,804,607
1974 - $13,006,948,296
1975 - $12,022,811,621
1976 - $13,132,252,802
1977 - $14,137,406,741
1978 - $15,503,557,496
1979 - $24,749,063,922
1980 - $28,638,868,356
1981 - $25,058,020,338
1982 - $21,577,153,356
1983 - $20,871,081,080
1984 - $21,700,082,753
1985 - $21,445,970,614
1986 - $17,903,989,745
1987 - $22,368,704,134
1988 - $20,690,322,153
1989 - $24,313,855,653
1990 $26,932,016,270 $18,427,777,778
1991 $24,923,076,923 $11,009,993,703
1992 $24,917,355,372 $19,858,555,215
1993 $23,409,260,880 $23,941,391,391
1994 $21,250,792,886 $24,848,483,838
1995 $20,374,302,652 $27,186,980,647
1996 $21,035,357,937 $31,492,373,309
1997 $22,165,932,063 $30,350,190,704
1998 $22,135,245,507 $25,943,705,784
1999 $16,870,817,182 $30,122,365,849
2000 $18,291,990,662 $37,718,743,480
2001 $22,152,689,180 $34,889,559,870
2002 $24,636,598,527 $38,135,788,414
2003 $30,833,692,900 $47,874,582,232
2004 $43,151,647,003 $59,439,090,601
2005 $57,123,671,734 $80,798,630,137
2006 $81,003,864,630 $101,557,330,723
2007 $104,849,915,058 $114,634,043,362
2008 $133,441,648,852 $147,379,737,230
2009 $115,308,686,941 $105,968,691,905
2010 $148,047,348,241 $115,416,245,238
2011 $192,626,464,617 $154,039,231,299
2012 $207,998,568,866 $174,047,662,555
2013 $236,634,603,409 $174,168,116,687
2014 $221,415,613,595 $162,650,450,785
2015 $184,388,404,706 $114,585,555,831
2016 $137,278,320,084 $109,406,674,088
2017 $166,805,788,827 $120,687,539,676
2018 $179,339,977,690 $138,646,316,322
2019 $181,667,184,855 $140,856,394,870
2020 $171,082,365,861 $111,045,470,461
2021 $197,112,255,361 $148,350,671,614
2022 $225,496,328,925 $183,502,046,669
2023 $261,840,101,060 $165,384,407,267
2024 $288,406,138,231 $160,227,273,001

Kazakhstan and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita
Kazakhstan

Kuwait
Year GDP per capita
Kazakhstan Kuwait
1962 - $4,748
1963 - $4,445
1964 - $4,379
1965 - $4,024
1966 - $4,176
1967 - $3,887
1968 - $3,872
1969 - $3,695
1970 - $3,552
1971 - $4,486
1972 - $4,836
1973 - $5,532
1974 - $12,527
1975 - $10,882
1976 - $11,141
1977 - $11,238
1978 - $11,567
1979 - $17,386
1980 - $19,032
1981 - $15,825
1982 - $12,979
1983 - $11,965
1984 - $11,919
1985 - $11,322
1986 - $9,077
1987 - $10,896
1988 - $9,692
1989 - $10,965
1990 $1,570 $10,938
1991 $1,442 $8,147
1992 $1,438 $12,146
1993 $1,355 $14,318
1994 $1,247 $14,930
1995 $1,218 $16,168
1996 $1,281 $18,201
1997 $1,382 $16,977
1998 $1,415 $14,067
1999 $1,092 $15,854
2000 $1,180 $19,296
2001 $1,422 $17,374
2002 $1,574 $18,513
2003 $1,958 $22,691
2004 $2,722 $27,552
2005 $3,577 $36,123
2006 $5,030 $42,947
2007 $6,449 $45,709
2008 $8,124 $55,585
2009 $6,938 $37,907
2010 $8,793 $39,212
2011 $11,287 $49,170
2012 $12,019 $52,155
2013 $13,478 $49,651
2014 $12,428 $44,369
2015 $10,196 $29,882
2016 $7,476 $27,324
2017 $8,943 $29,048
2018 $9,472 $32,068
2019 $9,457 $31,708
2020 $8,782 $25,236
2021 $9,984 $34,019
2022 $11,255 $39,982
2023 $12,879 $34,076
2024 $14,005 $32,214

Kazakhstan vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kazakhstan

Kuwait
Year Life expectancy, years
Kazakhstan Kuwait
1950 55.6 49.7
1951 55.9 50.6
1952 56.1 51.4
1953 56.4 52.3
1954 56.6 53.1
1955 56.8 54
1956 57.1 54.9
1957 57.3 55.9
1958 57.5 56.9
1959 57.7 57.9
1960 57.9 58.9
1961 58.2 60
1962 58.4 61
1963 58.6 62
1964 58.8 63
1965 59 63.9
1966 59.2 64.9
1967 59.4 65.8
1968 59.6 66.6
1969 59.8 67.3
1970 60 68
1971 60.3 68.5
1972 60.5 68.9
1973 60.7 69.2
1974 60.9 69.4
1975 61.1 69.7
1976 61.3 69.9
1977 61.5 70.2
1978 61.8 70.5
1979 62.1 70.8
1980 62.5 71.1
1981 63 71.5
1982 63.6 71.9
1983 64.2 72.4
1984 64.8 72.9
1985 65.4 73.3
1986 65.8 73.8
1987 66 74.2
1988 66 74.6
1989 65.9 75
1990 65.7 72.9
1991 65.4 73.3
1992 65 75.7
1993 64.5 75.8
1994 64.1 75.7
1995 63.7 75.7
1996 63.5 75.6
1997 63.3 75.6
1998 63.3 75.6
1999 63.5 75.7
2000 63.8 75.9
2001 64.1 76
2002 64.4 76.2
2003 64.8 76.3
2004 65 76.4
2005 65.4 76.5
2006 65.7 76.6
2007 66.2 76.7
2008 66.8 76.9
2009 67.5 77.2
2010 68.3 77.5
2011 69.1 77.9
2012 69.9 78.2
2013 70.7 78.6
2014 71.4 78.9
2015 72 79.2
2016 72.5 79.5
2017 73 79.7
2018 73.4 79.9
2019 73.7 80
2020 71.2 78.2
2021 70.1 77.6
2022 73.5 78.8
2023 74.4 80.4
2024 74.5 80.6
2025 74.7 80.8

Kazakhstan and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population
Kazakhstan

Kuwait
Year Population
Kazakhstan Kuwait
1960 9,429,981 311,060
1961 9,742,085 345,945
1962 10,058,928 384,995
1963 10,377,466 427,694
1964 10,690,309 473,115
1965 10,993,183 521,174
1966 11,288,989 572,590
1967 11,584,428 628,089
1968 11,879,182 687,716
1969 12,156,212 749,452
1970 12,419,057 809,114
1971 12,684,813 865,076
1972 12,951,798 920,352
1973 13,208,121 977,654
1974 13,454,570 1,038,346
1975 13,700,843 1,104,863
1976 13,998,738 1,178,711
1977 14,353,265 1,258,023
1978 14,711,497 1,340,319
1979 14,978,696 1,423,514
1980 15,152,949 1,504,782
1981 15,323,082 1,583,426
1982 15,492,595 1,662,480
1983 15,665,551 1,744,295
1984 15,844,621 1,820,688
1985 16,031,090 1,894,242
1986 16,262,702 1,972,520
1987 16,527,715 2,052,994
1988 16,781,168 2,134,707
1989 16,997,013 2,217,468
1990 17,154,054 1,684,819
1991 17,278,600 1,351,399
1992 17,332,625 1,634,961
1993 17,274,487 1,672,151
1994 17,043,771 1,664,361
1995 16,730,536 1,681,513
1996 16,416,027 1,730,246
1997 16,043,251 1,787,683
1998 15,647,785 1,844,302
1999 15,455,874 1,900,030
2000 15,501,103 1,954,709
2001 15,575,550 2,008,121
2002 15,656,677 2,059,974
2003 15,747,380 2,109,881
2004 15,850,159 2,157,320
2005 15,968,117 2,236,788
2006 16,103,716 2,364,733
2007 16,257,214 2,507,887
2008 16,426,525 2,651,421
2009 16,619,846 2,795,484
2010 16,836,810 2,943,372
2011 17,066,002 3,132,814
2012 17,306,106 3,337,109
2013 17,556,502 3,507,844
2014 17,816,285 3,665,876
2015 18,084,169 3,834,574
2016 18,363,600 4,004,096
2017 18,651,931 4,154,812
2018 18,932,727 4,323,515
2019 19,209,555 4,442,316
2020 19,482,117 4,400,267
2021 19,743,603 4,360,865
2022 20,034,609 4,589,643
2023 20,330,104 4,853,420
2024 20,592,571 4,973,861

Fertility rates in Kazakhstan and Kuwait

Fertility rate
Kazakhstan

Kuwait
Year Fertility rate
Kazakhstan Kuwait
1960 4.5 7.22
1961 4.42 7.25
1962 4.36 7.25
1963 4.26 7.28
1964 4.07 7.29
1965 3.88 7.31
1966 3.82 7.34
1967 3.77 7.33
1968 3.63 7.28
1969 3.51 7.18
1970 3.51 7.03
1971 3.53 6.84
1972 3.55 6.64
1973 3.51 6.43
1974 3.45 6.23
1975 3.4 6.06
1976 3.33 5.9
1977 3.26 5.71
1978 3.16 5.52
1979 3.14 5.33
1980 3.09 5.18
1981 3.05 5.02
1982 3.02 4.85
1983 3.07 4.66
1984 3.15 4.45
1985 3.21 4.22
1986 3.19 4
1987 3.12 3.83
1988 3 3.7
1989 2.87 3.59
1990 2.75 3.49
1991 2.68 3.4
1992 2.58 3.35
1993 2.48 3.31
1994 2.38 3.27
1995 2.25 3.25
1996 2.08 3.22
1997 1.97 3.14
1998 1.94 3.04
1999 1.9 2.95
2000 1.9 2.89
2001 1.91 2.84
2002 1.96 2.8
2003 2.08 2.77
2004 2.2 2.76
2005 2.27 2.73
2006 2.38 2.59
2007 2.49 2.41
2008 2.62 2.27
2009 2.58 2.15
2010 2.61 2.04
2011 2.61 1.96
2012 2.64 1.99
2013 2.67 1.97
2014 2.76 2.06
2015 2.76 2.03
2016 2.8 2.06
2017 2.75 2.16
2018 2.85 2.12
2019 2.89 2.08
2020 3.13 2.03
2021 3.32 2.15
2022 3.05 1.55
2023 3.01 1.52

Kazakhstan and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age
Kazakhstan

Kuwait
Year Median age, years
Kazakhstan Kuwait
1960 23.2 22
1961 23.2 21.8
1962 23.3 21.5
1963 23.3 21
1964 23.3 20.7
1965 23.2 20.4
1966 23.2 20
1967 23.2 19.6
1968 23.1 19.2
1969 22.9 18.8
1970 22.8 18.5
1971 22.9 18.3
1972 22.9 18.3
1973 23.1 18.3
1974 23.2 18.4
1975 23.3 18.4
1976 23.3 18.7
1977 23.2 19.2
1978 23.2 19.6
1979 23 20.1
1980 22.9 20.5
1981 23.2 20.9
1982 23.5 21.3
1983 23.8 21.7
1984 24.1 22.1
1985 24.3 22.4
1986 24.6 22.7
1987 24.9 22.8
1988 25.2 23
1989 25.5 23.2
1990 25.7 23.4
1991 25.8 23.6
1992 25.9 23.8
1993 26.1 24.2
1994 26.3 25.1
1995 26.5 25.5
1996 26.7 25.5
1997 26.9 25.5
1998 27.1 25.5
1999 27.4 25.6
2000 27.6 25.9
2001 27.8 26.3
2002 28 26.8
2003 28.2 27.3
2004 28.3 27.9
2005 28.4 28.3
2006 28.4 28.5
2007 28.5 28.6
2008 28.4 28.8
2009 28.5 29.2
2010 28.6 29.6
2011 28.7 30.5
2012 28.8 31.5
2013 28.9 32.3
2014 29.1 33
2015 29.3 33.8
2016 29.5 34.7
2017 29.7 35.6
2018 29.9 36.4
2019 30.1 37.1
2020 30.2 37.7
2021 30.3 35.8
2022 30.3 34.4
2023 30.4 35.5
2024 30.5 35.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kazakhstan Kuwait
GNI, Atlas method
$250B
2024
$200B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.6%
2025
52.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.85%
2023
6.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.48%
2023
4.9%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
+23.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2022
2.16%
2016
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31.4%
2024
57.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.8
2025
59.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2021
n/a
Number of millionaires
44,307
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
79
2024
138
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$62.8B
2024
$141B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$45.8B
2024
$50.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$240M
2024
$20.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,035,000
2020
2,161,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.2%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
87%
2024
74.5%
2024

Energy

Kazakhstan Kuwait
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,651 kg
2023
9,130 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2023
$6.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
239.9 megatons
2023
111.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
11.8 tons
2023
23 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.2%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.68%
2023
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-119.1%
2023
-283.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,146 kWh
2023
16,571 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11%
2021
0.27%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.76%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kazakhstan Kuwait
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,368
2024
+61,624
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.6
2025
72.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
46
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.63
2022
0.25
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.7
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
95
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2020
96.5%
2020
English speaking
15.4%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
93.4%
2024
99.7%
2023

Health

Kazakhstan Kuwait
Government health expenditure per capita
$421
2022
$1,700
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$130
2022
$196.3
2022
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
80.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.24%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.03
2020
2.29
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
10
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.6
2023
8.8
2023
Obesity rate
19%
2022
44.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
25.6%
2024
Air quality index
22
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.2%
2022
19.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.52 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Kazakhstan Kuwait
% of world land
1.81%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
50,618 sq mi
2024
1,383 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
827,284 sq mi
2025
579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,677 sq mi
2025
24.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
59,284 mi
2017
3,572 mi
2018

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