Kazakhstan vs Vatican comparison: 75 facts & rankings

Kazakhstan has a population of 20.6M (ranked 64/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Kazakhstan's land area is 1,042,360 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 9th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Kazakhstan ranks 48/197 ($291B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Kazakhstan ranks 71/197 ($14,155), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Kazakhstan	Vatican
Population	21161809	936
Population rank	65/197	197/197
GDP	$291B 2024	$19.8M 2025
GDP rank	48/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$14,155 2024	$19,800 2025
GDP per capita rank	71/197	59/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$40,891 2024	$39,191 2025
Government debt	$71.1B 2024	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	24.4% 2024	n/a
Government debt per person	$3,450 2024	n/a
Government debt per person rank	95/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$7,486 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	1,042,360 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	20.2 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	3.01 2023	n/a
Median age	30.5 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	74.8 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Kazakhstan and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Kazakhstan vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

1x

Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Kazakhstan	Vatican
2026	74.8	83.4
2025	74.7	83.3
2024	74.5	83.1
2023	74.4	83
2022	73.5	83.3
2021	70.1	82.9
2020	71.2	83
2019	73.7	83.6
2018	73.4	83.3
2017	73	82.7
2016	72.5	82.9
2015	72	82.5
2014	71.4	82.6
2013	70.7	82.5
2012	69.9	82
2011	69.1	81.7
2010	68.3	81.5
2009	67.5	81.3
2008	66.8	81.4
2007	66.2	81.3
2006	65.7	81.2
2005	65.4	80.6
2004	65	80.2
2003	64.8	79.8
2002	64.4	80
2001	64.1	79.9
2000	63.8	79.3
1999	63.5	78.7
1998	63.3	78.3
1997	63.3	78.2
1996	63.5	78.5
1995	63.7	77.8
1994	64.1	77.7
1993	64.5	77
1992	65	77.3
1991	65.4	76.9
1990	65.7	76.9
1989	65.9	76.8
1988	66	76.4
1987	66	76.2
1986	65.8	75.7
1985	65.4	75.5
1984	64.8	75.1
1983	64.2	74.7
1982	63.6	74.8
1981	63	74.3
1980	62.5	74.1
1979	62.1	74
1978	61.8	73.7
1977	61.5	73.3
1976	61.3	72.9
1975	61.1	72.6
1974	60.9	72.7
1973	60.7	71.9
1972	60.5	72
1971	60.3	71.7
1970	60	71.5
1969	59.8	70.7
1968	59.6	70.7
1967	59.4	70.9
1966	59.2	70.9
1965	59	70.1
1964	58.8	70.3
1963	58.6	69.3
1962	58.4	69.2
1961	58.2	69.8
1960	57.9	69.2
1959	57.7	69.2
1958	57.5	68.7
1957	57.3	67.5
1956	57.1	67.3
1955	56.8	67.8
1954	56.6	67.5
1953	56.4	66.3
1952	56.1	65.7
1951	55.9	65.3
1950	55.6	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/facts/kazakhstan/vatican | CC BY

Kazakhstan and Vatican population clocks and comparison

1x

Year	Population
Year	Kazakhstan	Vatican
2024	20,592,571	-
2023	20,330,104	-
2022	20,034,609	-
2021	19,743,603	-
2020	19,482,117	-
2019	19,209,555	1,000
2018	18,932,727	-
2017	18,651,931	1,000
2016	18,363,600	-
2015	18,084,169	1,000
2014	17,816,285	842
2013	17,556,502	839
2012	17,306,106	836
2011	17,066,002	832
2010	16,836,810	829
2009	16,619,846	826
2008	16,426,525	824
2007	16,257,214	821
2006	16,103,716	932
2005	15,968,117	921
2004	15,850,159	921
2003	15,747,380	911
2002	15,656,677	900
2001	15,575,550	890
2000	15,501,103	880
1999	15,455,874	-
1998	15,647,785	-
1997	16,043,251	-
1996	16,416,027	-
1995	16,730,536	-
1994	17,043,771	-
1993	17,274,487	-
1992	17,332,625	-
1991	17,278,600	-
1990	17,154,054	-
1989	16,997,013	-
1988	16,781,168	-
1987	16,527,715	-
1986	16,262,702	-
1985	16,031,090	-
1984	15,844,621	-
1983	15,665,551	-
1982	15,492,595	-
1981	15,323,082	-
1980	15,152,949	-
1979	14,978,696	-
1978	14,711,497	-
1977	14,353,265	-
1976	13,998,738	-
1975	13,700,843	-
1974	13,454,570	-
1973	13,208,121	-
1972	12,951,798	-
1971	12,684,813	-
1970	12,419,057	-
1969	12,156,212	-
1968	11,879,182	-
1967	11,584,428	-
1966	11,288,989	-
1965	10,993,183	-
1964	10,690,309	-
1963	10,377,466	-
1962	10,058,928	-
1961	9,742,085	-
1960	9,429,981	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

GeoRank.org/facts/kazakhstan/vatican | CC BY

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Kazakhstan and the Vatican.

1x

Finance

	Kazakhstan	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$249B 2024	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	20.7% 2024	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	4.85% 2023	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	0.43% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	71,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-1.6% 2024	n/a
Unemployment rate	4.86% 2022	n/a
Services, % of GDP	57.9% 2024	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	32.1% 2024	n/a
Economic freedom index	64.2 2026	65 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 2025	n/a
Percentage of millionaires	0.34% 2025	n/a
Number of billionaires	6 2025	n/a
Percentage of billionaires	0.00005% 2025	n/a
Listed domestic companies	79 2024	n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies	$62.8B 2024	n/a
Total reserves including gold	$45.8B 2024	n/a
Personal remittances received	$241M 2024	n/a
International tourist arrivals	2,035,000 2020	n/a
International tourism as share of exports	1.2% 2020	n/a
Banked people share	87% 2024	n/a

Energy

	Kazakhstan	Vatican
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	258.8 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	12.6 tons 2024	n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share	98.2% 2022	n/a
Renewable energy use share	2% 2021	n/a
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	n/a
Hydroelectric share	7.76% 2023	n/a
Nuclear share	0% 2021	n/a
Electricity access	100% 2023	n/a

Society

	Kazakhstan	Vatican
% of world population	0.25% 2024	0.00001% 2024
Annual migration change	-8,834 2025	n/a
Urban population	62.1% 2024	n/a
Male:Female ratio	48.7:51.3 2024	n/a
Average male height	5.76 ft 2025	n/a
Average female height	5.31 ft 2025	n/a
Quality of life index	54.9 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	38 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	46 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	2.63 2022	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	12.7 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	90 2025	149 2025
Adult literacy rate	99.8% 2020	100% 2013
English speaking	15.4% 2023	20% 2025
People using the Internet	93.4% 2024	n/a

Health

	Kazakhstan	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$490 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$135.4 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	74.8 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	0.18% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	3.75 2023	n/a
Age at first childbirth	29.5 years 2021	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	10 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	9.6 2023	n/a
Obesity rate	19% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	6.8% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	23 2026	72 2026
Tobacco use prevalence	22.2% 2022	n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	4.52 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Kazakhstan	Vatican
% of world land	1.81% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	50,618 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	827,284 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	13,677 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	59,284 mi 2017	5.59 mi 2003