Kazakhstan vs Türkiye

Kazakhstan and Türkiye 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.

• Türkiye has about 4.1 times as many people as Kazakhstan: 85.9 million against 20.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Türkiye ($18,599) is 27% higher than in Kazakhstan ($14,692) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Kazakhstan (6.5%) than in Türkiye (3.6%), a difference of 2.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Türkiye (34.9%) than in Kazakhstan (11.4%), a difference of 23.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Türkiye (8.5%) than in Kazakhstan (4.8%), a difference of 3.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Türkiye can expect to live 2.9 years longer than one born in Kazakhstan: 77.4 years against 74.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Türkiye is older: half of its people are over 32.5 years, against 29.5 years in Kazakhstan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Kazakhstan (93.4% in 2024) than in Türkiye (89.8% in 2025), a difference of 3.6 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Kazakhstan (12.6 tonnes) are about 2.3 times as high as in Türkiye (5.4 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Türkiye (29.5%) than in Kazakhstan (1.3%), a difference of 28.2 percentage points in 2024.