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Kazakhstan vs Mexico statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kazakhstan has a population of 20.6M (ranked 64/197), compared with 131M in Mexico (ranked 11/197). Kazakhstan's land area is 1,042,360 sq mi versus 750,563 sq mi for Mexico (ranked 9th vs. 13th).

By GDP, Kazakhstan ranks 50/197 ($288B) and Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T). By GDP per capita, Kazakhstan ranks 72/197 ($14,005), while Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158).

Main facts and rankings

Kazakhstan Mexico
Population
21036432
132790957
Population rank 65/197 11/197
GDP
$288B
2024
$1.85T
2024
GDP rank 50/197 12/197
GDP per capita
$14,005
2024
$14,158
2024
GDP per capita rank 72/197 71/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$40,813
2024
$25,688
2024
Government debt
$71.5B
2024
$1.08T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,474
2024
$8,272
2024
Government debt per person rank 96/185 64/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,117
2025
$9,601
2025
Land area
1,042,360 sq mi
2025
750,563 sq mi
2025
Population density
19.8 ppl/mi²
2024
174.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.01
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
30.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
75.4 years
2025

Kazakhstan and Mexico: Comparison Charts

Kazakhstan and Mexico economies compared

GDP
Kazakhstan

Mexico
Year GDP
Kazakhstan Mexico
1960 - $13,040,000,000
1961 - $14,160,000,000
1962 - $15,200,000,000
1963 - $16,960,000,000
1964 - $20,080,000,000
1965 - $21,840,000,000
1966 - $24,320,000,000
1967 - $26,560,000,000
1968 - $29,360,000,000
1969 - $32,480,000,000
1970 - $35,520,000,000
1971 - $39,200,000,000
1972 - $45,200,000,000
1973 - $55,280,000,000
1974 - $72,000,000,000
1975 - $88,000,000,000
1976 - $88,875,923,765
1977 - $81,912,018,784
1978 - $102,648,570,299
1979 - $134,531,900,899
1980 - $205,577,055,466
1981 - $263,797,827,860
1982 - $184,602,611,610
1983 - $156,167,000,433
1984 - $184,230,754,105
1985 - $195,241,069,482
1986 - $134,556,034,673
1987 - $147,542,558,209
1988 - $181,611,150,497
1989 - $221,403,098,267
1990 $26,932,016,270 $261,253,675,693
1991 $24,923,076,923 $313,139,656,146
1992 $24,917,355,372 $363,157,832,924
1993 $23,409,260,880 $530,160,763,663
1994 $21,250,792,886 $553,618,247,901
1995 $20,374,302,652 $380,157,469,867
1996 $21,035,357,937 $432,157,945,024
1997 $22,165,932,063 $523,449,530,464
1998 $22,135,245,507 $557,461,102,631
1999 $16,870,817,182 $631,249,359,702
2000 $18,291,990,662 $742,061,329,749
2001 $22,152,689,180 $796,064,590,549
2002 $24,636,598,527 $810,666,116,402
2003 $30,833,692,900 $765,549,967,889
2004 $43,151,647,003 $819,459,227,375
2005 $57,123,671,734 $917,571,853,529
2006 $81,003,864,630 $1,020,265,057,882
2007 $104,849,915,058 $1,102,355,554,880
2008 $133,441,648,852 $1,161,553,459,985
2009 $115,308,686,941 $943,437,415,025
2010 $148,047,348,241 $1,105,424,238,573
2011 $192,626,464,617 $1,229,013,703,578
2012 $207,998,568,866 $1,255,110,424,666
2013 $236,634,603,409 $1,327,436,290,439
2014 $221,415,613,595 $1,364,507,717,765
2015 $184,388,404,706 $1,213,294,467,780
2016 $137,278,320,084 $1,112,233,497,453
2017 $166,805,788,827 $1,190,721,475,906
2018 $179,339,977,690 $1,256,300,182,776
2019 $181,667,184,855 $1,304,106,203,902
2020 $171,082,365,861 $1,121,064,767,402
2021 $197,112,255,361 $1,316,569,466,735
2022 $225,496,328,925 $1,466,464,899,304
2023 $261,840,101,060 $1,793,798,859,343
2024 $288,406,138,231 $1,852,722,885,258

Kazakhstan and Mexico economies compared

GDP per capita
Kazakhstan

Mexico
Year GDP per capita
Kazakhstan Mexico
1960 - $355
1961 - $374
1962 - $388
1963 - $420
1964 - $481
1965 - $506
1966 - $545
1967 - $576
1968 - $616
1969 - $660
1970 - $699
1971 - $748
1972 - $837
1973 - $993
1974 - $1,256
1975 - $1,492
1976 - $1,465
1977 - $1,315
1978 - $1,604
1979 - $2,049
1980 - $3,055
1981 - $3,829
1982 - $2,621
1983 - $2,170
1984 - $2,506
1985 - $2,602
1986 - $1,757
1987 - $1,888
1988 - $2,279
1989 - $2,725
1990 $1,570 $3,154
1991 $1,442 $3,709
1992 $1,438 $4,221
1993 $1,355 $6,048
1994 $1,247 $6,202
1995 $1,218 $4,184
1996 $1,281 $4,674
1997 $1,382 $5,567
1998 $1,415 $5,833
1999 $1,092 $6,500
2000 $1,180 $7,524
2001 $1,422 $7,953
2002 $1,574 $7,983
2003 $1,958 $7,434
2004 $2,722 $7,850
2005 $3,577 $8,672
2006 $5,030 $9,513
2007 $6,449 $10,134
2008 $8,124 $10,524
2009 $6,938 $8,424
2010 $8,793 $9,729
2011 $11,287 $10,664
2012 $12,019 $10,744
2013 $13,478 $11,217
2014 $12,428 $11,391
2015 $10,196 $10,021
2016 $7,476 $9,098
2017 $8,943 $9,649
2018 $9,472 $10,085
2019 $9,457 $10,370
2020 $8,782 $8,841
2021 $9,984 $10,314
2022 $11,255 $11,402
2023 $12,879 $13,826
2024 $14,005 $14,158

Kazakhstan vs. Mexico life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kazakhstan

Mexico
Year Life expectancy, years
Kazakhstan Mexico
1950 55.6 43.8
1951 55.9 44.8
1952 56.1 45.7
1953 56.4 47
1954 56.6 48.3
1955 56.8 49.6
1956 57.1 50.4
1957 57.3 51.1
1958 57.5 51.8
1959 57.7 52.7
1960 57.9 53.6
1961 58.2 54.4
1962 58.4 55.1
1963 58.6 55.5
1964 58.8 55.9
1965 59 56.7
1966 59.2 57.4
1967 59.4 58
1968 59.6 58.2
1969 59.8 58.4
1970 60 58.9
1971 60.3 59.4
1972 60.5 60.1
1973 60.7 60.5
1974 60.9 61.2
1975 61.1 61.9
1976 61.3 62.5
1977 61.5 63
1978 61.8 63.4
1979 62.1 63.9
1980 62.5 64.3
1981 63 64.7
1982 63.6 65.3
1983 64.2 65.8
1984 64.8 66.2
1985 65.4 66.8
1986 65.8 67.4
1987 66 67.9
1988 66 68.3
1989 65.9 68.6
1990 65.7 69
1991 65.4 69.4
1992 65 69.7
1993 64.5 70
1994 64.1 70.3
1995 63.7 70.7
1996 63.5 71.1
1997 63.3 71.5
1998 63.3 71.8
1999 63.5 72.2
2000 63.8 72.6
2001 64.1 72.9
2002 64.4 73.1
2003 64.8 73.3
2004 65 73.4
2005 65.4 73.6
2006 65.7 73.7
2007 66.2 73.8
2008 66.8 73.7
2009 67.5 73.6
2010 68.3 73.7
2011 69.1 73.9
2012 69.9 74.1
2013 70.7 74.3
2014 71.4 74.4
2015 72 74.4
2016 72.5 74.4
2017 73 74.3
2018 73.4 74.3
2019 73.7 74.5
2020 71.2 70.4
2021 70.1 69.7
2022 73.5 74
2023 74.4 75.1
2024 74.5 75.3
2025 74.7 75.4

Kazakhstan and Mexico population clocks and comparison

Population
Kazakhstan

Mexico
Year Population
Kazakhstan Mexico
1960 9,429,981 36,724,615
1961 9,742,085 37,890,118
1962 10,058,928 39,129,200
1963 10,377,466 40,424,065
1964 10,690,309 41,772,049
1965 10,993,183 43,174,477
1966 11,288,989 44,629,106
1967 11,584,428 46,129,608
1968 11,879,182 47,668,303
1969 12,156,212 49,233,194
1970 12,419,057 50,814,953
1971 12,684,813 52,412,558
1972 12,951,798 54,030,168
1973 13,208,121 55,667,284
1974 13,454,570 57,320,149
1975 13,700,843 58,982,400
1976 13,998,738 60,645,512
1977 14,353,265 62,308,493
1978 14,711,497 63,979,046
1979 14,978,696 65,648,865
1980 15,152,949 67,300,334
1981 15,323,082 68,892,108
1982 15,492,595 70,433,260
1983 15,665,551 71,971,240
1984 15,844,621 73,506,846
1985 16,031,090 75,043,414
1986 16,262,702 76,585,637
1987 16,527,715 78,136,651
1988 16,781,168 79,695,531
1989 16,997,013 81,247,182
1990 17,154,054 82,820,170
1991 17,278,600 84,430,572
1992 17,332,625 86,044,809
1993 17,274,487 87,653,807
1994 17,043,771 89,259,205
1995 16,730,536 90,862,455
1996 16,416,027 92,452,702
1997 16,043,251 94,021,207
1998 15,647,785 95,575,245
1999 15,455,874 97,115,707
2000 15,501,103 98,625,552
2001 15,575,550 100,099,099
2002 15,656,677 101,548,624
2003 15,747,380 102,978,515
2004 15,850,159 104,394,131
2005 15,968,117 105,811,504
2006 16,103,716 107,253,666
2007 16,257,214 108,774,360
2008 16,426,525 110,374,288
2009 16,619,846 111,999,721
2010 16,836,810 113,623,895
2011 17,066,002 115,243,504
2012 17,306,106 116,818,208
2013 17,556,502 118,343,573
2014 17,816,285 119,784,261
2015 18,084,169 121,072,306
2016 18,363,600 122,251,351
2017 18,651,931 123,400,057
2018 18,932,727 124,573,711
2019 19,209,555 125,762,982
2020 19,482,117 126,799,054
2021 19,743,603 127,648,148
2022 20,034,609 128,613,117
2023 20,330,104 129,739,759
2024 20,592,571 130,861,007

Fertility rates in Kazakhstan and Mexico

Fertility rate
Kazakhstan

Mexico
Year Fertility rate
Kazakhstan Mexico
1960 4.5 6.76
1961 4.42 6.78
1962 4.36 6.8
1963 4.26 6.82
1964 4.07 6.83
1965 3.88 6.82
1966 3.82 6.79
1967 3.77 6.75
1968 3.63 6.71
1969 3.51 6.63
1970 3.51 6.53
1971 3.53 6.42
1972 3.55 6.28
1973 3.51 6.12
1974 3.45 5.95
1975 3.4 5.74
1976 3.33 5.54
1977 3.26 5.36
1978 3.16 5.2
1979 3.14 4.96
1980 3.09 4.74
1981 3.05 4.57
1982 3.02 4.43
1983 3.07 4.3
1984 3.15 4.18
1985 3.21 4.09
1986 3.19 3.97
1987 3.12 3.8
1988 3 3.64
1989 2.87 3.53
1990 2.75 3.44
1991 2.68 3.36
1992 2.58 3.29
1993 2.48 3.21
1994 2.38 3.13
1995 2.25 3.04
1996 2.08 2.96
1997 1.97 2.89
1998 1.94 2.82
1999 1.9 2.76
2000 1.9 2.71
2001 1.91 2.67
2002 1.96 2.63
2003 2.08 2.58
2004 2.2 2.54
2005 2.27 2.5
2006 2.38 2.46
2007 2.49 2.42
2008 2.62 2.39
2009 2.58 2.36
2010 2.61 2.34
2011 2.61 2.32
2012 2.64 2.29
2013 2.67 2.27
2014 2.76 2.21
2015 2.76 2.14
2016 2.8 2.09
2017 2.75 2.04
2018 2.85 2.03
2019 2.89 2.02
2020 3.13 1.99
2021 3.32 1.97
2022 3.05 1.94
2023 3.01 1.91

Kazakhstan and Mexico demographics compared

Median age
Kazakhstan

Mexico
Year Median age, years
Kazakhstan Mexico
1960 23.2 16.6
1961 23.2 16.5
1962 23.3 16.4
1963 23.3 16.3
1964 23.3 16.3
1965 23.2 16.2
1966 23.2 16.2
1967 23.2 16.1
1968 23.1 16.1
1969 22.9 16.1
1970 22.8 16.1
1971 22.9 16
1972 22.9 16
1973 23.1 16.1
1974 23.2 16.1
1975 23.3 16.2
1976 23.3 16.2
1977 23.2 16.4
1978 23.2 16.5
1979 23 16.6
1980 22.9 16.8
1981 23.2 17.1
1982 23.5 17.4
1983 23.8 17.7
1984 24.1 18
1985 24.3 18.3
1986 24.6 18.6
1987 24.9 18.9
1988 25.2 19.2
1989 25.5 19.4
1990 25.7 19.7
1991 25.8 20
1992 25.9 20.4
1993 26.1 20.7
1994 26.3 21
1995 26.5 21.4
1996 26.7 21.7
1997 26.9 22
1998 27.1 22.2
1999 27.4 22.5
2000 27.6 22.8
2001 27.8 23.1
2002 28 23.5
2003 28.2 23.8
2004 28.3 24.1
2005 28.4 24.4
2006 28.4 24.7
2007 28.5 25
2008 28.4 25.3
2009 28.5 25.6
2010 28.6 25.8
2011 28.7 26.1
2012 28.8 26.4
2013 28.9 26.7
2014 29.1 27
2015 29.3 27.3
2016 29.5 27.6
2017 29.7 28
2018 29.9 28.3
2019 30.1 28.6
2020 30.2 29
2021 30.3 29.2
2022 30.3 29.5
2023 30.4 29.9
2024 30.5 30.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kazakhstan Mexico
GNI, Atlas method
$250B
2024
$1.67T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.6%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.85%
2023
4.07%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.48%
2023
0.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
341,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-4.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2022
2.62%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31.4%
2024
31.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.8
2025
61.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
34.4%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2021
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires
44,307
2024
331,538
2024
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
0.38%
2024
Number of billionaires
6
2025
22
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
79
2024
129
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$62.8B
2024
$418B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$45.8B
2024
$232B
2024
Personal remittances received
$240M
2024
$67.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,035,000
2020
51,128,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.2%
2020
2.57%
2020
Banked people share
87%
2024
53%
2024

Energy

Kazakhstan Mexico
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,651 kg
2023
1,560 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2023
$15.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
239.9 megatons
2023
487 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
11.8 tons
2023
3.75 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.2%
2022
88.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
2%
2021
13%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.68%
2023
5.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-119.1%
2023
21.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,146 kWh
2023
2,609 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
11%
2021
24.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.76%
2023
5.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.24%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.7%
2023

Society

Kazakhstan Mexico
% of world population
0.25%
2024
1.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,368
2024
-104,581
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.6
2025
48.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
46
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.63
2022
24.9
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.7
2019
12.8
2019
Visa free countries
95
2025
153
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2020
95.8%
2024
English speaking
15.4%
2023
13%
2023
People using the Internet
93.4%
2024
81.2%
2023

Health

Kazakhstan Mexico
Government health expenditure per capita
$421
2022
$651
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$130
2022
$254.5
2022
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
75.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.24%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.03
2020
2.56
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2021
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
10
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.6
2023
12.5
2023
Obesity rate
19%
2022
36.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
22
2025
49
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.2%
2022
14.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.52 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Kazakhstan Mexico
% of world land
1.81%
2025
1.31%
2025
Land area per capita
50,618 sq mi
2024
5,736 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
827,284 sq mi
2025
380,486 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,677 sq mi
2025
252,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
59,284 mi
2017
519,841 mi
2023

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