Kazakhstan vs Romania

Kazakhstan and Romania compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Kazakhstan and Romania have about the same number of people: 20.8 million and 19 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Romania ($22,538) is 53% higher than in Kazakhstan ($14,692) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Kazakhstan (6.5%) than in Romania (0.7%), a difference of 5.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Kazakhstan (11.4%) than in Romania (7.2%), a difference of 4.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Romania (6%) than in Kazakhstan (4.8%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Romania can expect to live 2 years longer than one born in Kazakhstan: 76.5 years against 74.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Romania is older: half of its people are over 42.6 years, against 29.5 years in Kazakhstan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Kazakhstan (93.4%) than in Romania (91.3%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Kazakhstan (12.6 tonnes) are about 3.4 times as high as in Romania (3.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Romania (30.2%) than in Kazakhstan (1.3%), a difference of 28.9 percentage points in 2024.