Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, whereas Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country mainly located in Central Asia with a smaller portion west of the Ural River in Eastern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Russia and Kazakhstan regarding various aspects.
Size
How big is Russia compared to Kazakhstan?
The total area of Russia is 17,098,246 sq km, and the total area of Kazakhstan is 2,724,900 sq km. Russia is bigger than Kazakhstan by 14,373,346 sq km. Russia is around 6.28 times bigger than Kazakhstan.
Area of Russia: 6,601,670 sq mi ( 17,098,246 km2 )
Area of Kazakhstan: 1,052,100 sq mi ( 2,724,900 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Russia as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 146,041,691.
According to the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Kazakhstan as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 19,171,741.
Here is some more data comparison between Russia and Kazakhstan.
The capital of Russia is Moscow, and the capital city of Kazakhstan is Nur-Sultan.
Official Languages
Russia: Russian
Kazakhstan: Kazakh
Demonym(s)
Russia: Russian
Kazakhstan: Kazakhstani
ISO 3166 Code
Russia: RU
Kazakhstan: KZ
Human Development Index
HDI of Russia as of 2019: 0.824
HDI of Kazakhstan as of 2019: 0.825
Russia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 to UTC + 12
Kazakhstan Time Zone:
UTC+5 / +6 (West / East)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Russia:
60° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Kazakhstan:
48° 0′ 0″ N, 68° 0′ 0″ E
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