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Kazakhstan vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kazakhstan has a population of 20.6M (ranked 64/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Kazakhstan's land area is 1,042,360 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 9th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Kazakhstan ranks 50/197 ($288B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Kazakhstan ranks 72/197 ($14,005), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea
Population
21036432
10911445
Population rank 65/197 90/197
GDP
$288B
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 50/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$14,005
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 72/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$40,813
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt
$71.5B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
52%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,474
2024
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank 96/185 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,117
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
1,042,360 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
19.8 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.01
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Kazakhstan

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea
1960 - $230,496,037
1961 - $244,832,039
1962 - $261,184,042
1963 - $275,968,044
1964 - $305,312,049
1965 - $344,176,055
1966 - $390,992,063
1967 - $441,728,183
1968 - $485,184,190
1969 - $551,263,864
1970 - $645,568,215
1971 - $717,750,278
1972 - $858,761,926
1973 - $1,299,079,410
1974 - $1,467,417,672
1975 - $1,356,603,608
1976 - $1,511,843,235
1977 - $1,640,746,619
1978 - $1,947,878,831
1979 - $2,293,760,511
1980 - $2,545,808,456
1981 - $2,498,190,847
1982 - $2,368,719,683
1983 - $2,562,351,551
1984 - $2,552,662,617
1985 - $2,423,339,172
1986 - $2,647,995,602
1987 - $3,143,851,794
1988 - $3,656,177,881
1989 - $3,546,472,566
1990 $26,932,016,270 $3,219,729,083
1991 $24,923,076,923 $3,787,394,958
1992 $24,917,355,372 $4,377,980,510
1993 $23,409,260,880 $4,974,550,286
1994 $21,250,792,886 $5,502,786,070
1995 $20,374,302,652 $4,636,057,476
1996 $21,035,357,937 $5,155,311,077
1997 $22,165,932,063 $4,936,615,299
1998 $22,135,245,507 $3,789,443,015
1999 $16,870,817,182 $3,477,038,204
2000 $18,291,990,662 $3,521,339,699
2001 $22,152,689,180 $3,081,024,212
2002 $24,636,598,527 $2,999,511,040
2003 $30,833,692,900 $3,536,411,824
2004 $43,151,647,003 $3,927,157,867
2005 $57,123,671,734 $4,865,892,972
2006 $81,003,864,630 $8,354,911,041
2007 $104,849,915,058 $9,545,028,944
2008 $133,441,648,852 $11,670,892,801
2009 $115,308,686,941 $11,619,456,449
2010 $148,047,348,241 $14,250,786,675
2011 $192,626,464,617 $17,985,138,066
2012 $207,998,568,866 $21,295,168,666
2013 $236,634,603,409 $21,261,338,065
2014 $221,415,613,595 $23,210,823,987
2015 $184,388,404,706 $21,723,437,010
2016 $137,278,320,084 $20,758,876,953
2017 $166,805,788,827 $22,742,699,138
2018 $179,339,977,690 $24,109,780,708
2019 $181,667,184,855 $24,750,626,030
2020 $171,082,365,861 $23,848,447,850
2021 $197,112,255,361 $26,109,413,521
2022 $225,496,328,925 $31,653,185,953
2023 $261,840,101,060 $30,816,367,067
2024 $288,406,138,231 $32,538,480,024

Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Kazakhstan

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea
1960 - $115.5
1961 - $119.7
1962 - $124.7
1963 - $128.9
1964 - $139.5
1965 - $153.9
1966 - $171.1
1967 - $189
1968 - $202.9
1969 - $225.3
1970 - $257.6
1971 - $279.7
1972 - $327
1973 - $483
1974 - $533
1975 - $482
1976 - $525
1977 - $558
1978 - $648
1979 - $748
1980 - $813
1981 - $781
1982 - $726
1983 - $769
1984 - $750
1985 - $697
1986 - $745
1987 - $865
1988 - $985
1989 - $934
1990 $1,570 $826
1991 $1,442 $942
1992 $1,438 $1,051
1993 $1,355 $1,151
1994 $1,247 $1,228
1995 $1,218 $998
1996 $1,281 $1,071
1997 $1,382 $990
1998 $1,415 $733
1999 $1,092 $650
2000 $1,180 $636
2001 $1,422 $538
2002 $1,574 $506
2003 $1,958 $577
2004 $2,722 $621
2005 $3,577 $744
2006 $5,030 $1,238
2007 $6,449 $1,371
2008 $8,124 $1,625
2009 $6,938 $1,569
2010 $8,793 $1,867
2011 $11,287 $2,288
2012 $12,019 $2,635
2013 $13,478 $2,561
2014 $12,428 $2,723
2015 $10,196 $2,485
2016 $7,476 $2,316
2017 $8,943 $2,478
2018 $9,472 $2,566
2019 $9,457 $2,576
2020 $8,782 $2,430
2021 $9,984 $2,608
2022 $11,255 $3,102
2023 $12,879 $2,966
2024 $14,005 $3,076

Kazakhstan vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kazakhstan

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea
1950 55.6 39.4
1951 55.9 35.5
1952 56.1 40.7
1953 56.4 41.3
1954 56.6 42
1955 56.8 42.6
1956 57.1 43.3
1957 57.3 43.9
1958 57.5 44.6
1959 57.7 45.1
1960 57.9 45.8
1961 58.2 46.4
1962 58.4 46.7
1963 58.6 47.7
1964 58.8 48.3
1965 59 48.9
1966 59.2 49.6
1967 59.4 50.2
1968 59.6 50.9
1969 59.8 51.5
1970 60 52.1
1971 60.3 52.6
1972 60.5 53.3
1973 60.7 53.9
1974 60.9 54.4
1975 61.1 55
1976 61.3 55.5
1977 61.5 56
1978 61.8 56.5
1979 62.1 57
1980 62.5 57.4
1981 63 57.8
1982 63.6 58.1
1983 64.2 58.3
1984 64.8 58.6
1985 65.4 58.8
1986 65.8 59
1987 66 59.2
1988 66 59.4
1989 65.9 59.6
1990 65.7 59.8
1991 65.4 59.9
1992 65 60.3
1993 64.5 60.5
1994 64.1 60.7
1995 63.7 60.9
1996 63.5 61.1
1997 63.3 61.3
1998 63.3 60.4
1999 63.5 61.5
2000 63.8 61.6
2001 64.1 61.6
2002 64.4 61.6
2003 64.8 61.7
2004 65 61.8
2005 65.4 61.9
2006 65.7 62
2007 66.2 62.2
2008 66.8 62.5
2009 67.5 62.8
2010 68.3 63.1
2011 69.1 63.4
2012 69.9 63.6
2013 70.7 63.9
2014 71.4 64.2
2015 72 64.5
2016 72.5 64.7
2017 73 64.9
2018 73.4 65.1
2019 73.7 65.3
2020 71.2 65.1
2021 70.1 64.4
2022 73.5 65.3
2023 74.4 66.1
2024 74.5 66.3
2025 74.7 66.4

Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Kazakhstan

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea
1960 9,429,981 1,995,110
1961 9,742,085 2,046,127
1962 10,058,928 2,093,919
1963 10,377,466 2,141,376
1964 10,690,309 2,188,325
1965 10,993,183 2,235,820
1966 11,288,989 2,285,774
1967 11,584,428 2,337,532
1968 11,879,182 2,390,803
1969 12,156,212 2,446,927
1970 12,419,057 2,505,628
1971 12,684,813 2,566,421
1972 12,951,798 2,628,432
1973 13,208,121 2,690,629
1974 13,454,570 2,752,671
1975 13,700,843 2,814,820
1976 13,998,738 2,877,327
1977 14,353,265 2,940,327
1978 14,711,497 3,003,714
1979 14,978,696 3,067,341
1980 15,152,949 3,131,512
1981 15,323,082 3,197,019
1982 15,492,595 3,264,291
1983 15,665,551 3,333,633
1984 15,844,621 3,405,198
1985 16,031,090 3,478,936
1986 16,262,702 3,554,793
1987 16,527,715 3,632,543
1988 16,781,168 3,711,880
1989 16,997,013 3,796,078
1990 17,154,054 3,896,481
1991 17,278,600 4,021,837
1992 17,332,625 4,166,699
1993 17,274,487 4,320,872
1994 17,043,771 4,480,208
1995 16,730,536 4,644,278
1996 16,416,027 4,813,361
1997 16,043,251 4,987,883
1998 15,647,785 5,166,390
1999 15,455,874 5,349,333
2000 15,501,103 5,537,064
2001 15,575,550 5,728,435
2002 15,656,677 5,924,003
2003 15,747,380 6,123,997
2004 15,850,159 6,328,041
2005 15,968,117 6,535,905
2006 16,103,716 6,747,720
2007 16,257,214 6,963,345
2008 16,426,525 7,183,002
2009 16,619,846 7,406,438
2010 16,836,810 7,633,523
2011 17,066,002 7,859,346
2012 17,306,106 8,081,390
2013 17,556,502 8,302,698
2014 17,816,285 8,523,441
2015 18,084,169 8,743,246
2016 18,363,600 8,961,718
2017 18,651,931 9,178,714
2018 18,932,727 9,394,513
2019 19,209,555 9,609,010
2020 19,482,117 9,815,746
2021 19,743,603 10,012,896
2022 20,034,609 10,203,169
2023 20,330,104 10,389,635
2024 20,592,571 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Kazakhstan

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea
1960 4.5 6.02
1961 4.42 6.07
1962 4.36 6.14
1963 4.26 6.15
1964 4.07 6.19
1965 3.88 6.2
1966 3.82 6.23
1967 3.77 6.24
1968 3.63 6.25
1969 3.51 6.26
1970 3.51 6.25
1971 3.53 6.23
1972 3.55 6.2
1973 3.51 6.16
1974 3.45 6.11
1975 3.4 6.07
1976 3.33 6.02
1977 3.26 5.96
1978 3.16 5.88
1979 3.14 5.79
1980 3.09 5.71
1981 3.05 5.65
1982 3.02 5.59
1983 3.07 5.56
1984 3.15 5.51
1985 3.21 5.47
1986 3.19 5.42
1987 3.12 5.36
1988 3 5.3
1989 2.87 5.24
1990 2.75 5.18
1991 2.68 5.11
1992 2.58 5.03
1993 2.48 4.96
1994 2.38 4.87
1995 2.25 4.78
1996 2.08 4.73
1997 1.97 4.68
1998 1.94 4.63
1999 1.9 4.59
2000 1.9 4.53
2001 1.91 4.47
2002 1.96 4.42
2003 2.08 4.36
2004 2.2 4.28
2005 2.27 4.22
2006 2.38 4.15
2007 2.49 4.08
2008 2.62 4.01
2009 2.58 3.94
2010 2.61 3.88
2011 2.61 3.82
2012 2.64 3.75
2013 2.67 3.68
2014 2.76 3.63
2015 2.76 3.56
2016 2.8 3.5
2017 2.75 3.43
2018 2.85 3.38
2019 2.89 3.32
2020 3.13 3.27
2021 3.32 3.22
2022 3.05 3.17
2023 3.01 3.1

Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Kazakhstan

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea
1960 23.2 18.5
1961 23.2 18.4
1962 23.3 18.3
1963 23.3 18.1
1964 23.3 18
1965 23.2 17.9
1966 23.2 17.8
1967 23.2 17.6
1968 23.1 17.5
1969 22.9 17.4
1970 22.8 17.3
1971 22.9 17.2
1972 22.9 17.1
1973 23.1 17.2
1974 23.2 17.2
1975 23.3 17.3
1976 23.3 17.4
1977 23.2 17.5
1978 23.2 17.7
1979 23 17.8
1980 22.9 18
1981 23.2 18.1
1982 23.5 18.2
1983 23.8 18.3
1984 24.1 18.3
1985 24.3 18.4
1986 24.6 18.5
1987 24.9 18.5
1988 25.2 18.6
1989 25.5 18.6
1990 25.7 18.7
1991 25.8 18.8
1992 25.9 18.9
1993 26.1 19
1994 26.3 19.1
1995 26.5 19.2
1996 26.7 19.4
1997 26.9 19.5
1998 27.1 19.6
1999 27.4 19.7
2000 27.6 19.8
2001 27.8 19.9
2002 28 19.9
2003 28.2 20
2004 28.3 20.2
2005 28.4 20.3
2006 28.4 20.4
2007 28.5 20.6
2008 28.4 20.7
2009 28.5 20.9
2010 28.6 21
2011 28.7 21.2
2012 28.8 21.3
2013 28.9 21.5
2014 29.1 21.7
2015 29.3 21.9
2016 29.5 22
2017 29.7 22.2
2018 29.9 22.4
2019 30.1 22.6
2020 30.2 22.8
2021 30.3 23
2022 30.3 23.2
2023 30.4 23.4
2024 30.5 23.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$250B
2024
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.6%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.85%
2023
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.48%
2023
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2022
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31.4%
2024
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.8
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2021
1.9%
2009
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
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$62.8B
2024
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$45.8B
2024
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$240M
2024
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,035,000
2020
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.2%
2020
0.04%
2018
Banked people share
87%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,651 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
239.9 megatons
2023
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
11.8 tons
2023
0.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.2%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
2%
2021
54.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.68%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-119.1%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,146 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
11%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.76%
2023
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,368
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.6
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
46
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.63
2022
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.7
2019
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
95
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2020
87.1%
2022
English speaking
15.4%
2023
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
93.4%
2024
24.1%
2023

Health

Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$421
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$130
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.24%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.03
2020
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2021
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
10
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.6
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate
19%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
22
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.2%
2022
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.52 liters
2020
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea
% of world land
1.81%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
50,618 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
827,284 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,677 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length
59,284 mi
2017
5,809 mi
2011

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