What is the difference in land area between India and Kazakhstan?

273,490 sq. km, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kazakhstan?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Kazakhstan: Land area

India

2.97 million sq. km

in 2023

Kazakhstan

2.70 million sq. km

in 2023

India rank

7th

Kazakhstan rank

9th

Land area over time

India
Kazakhstan

How they compare

India currently reports 2.97 million sq. km against 2.70 million sq. km in Kazakhstan, a difference of 273,490 sq. km.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 7th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th of 215 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.97 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	273,490 sq. km	India
2000s	2.97 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	273,490 sq. km	India
2010s	2.97 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	273,490 sq. km	India
2020s	2.97 million sq. km	2.70 million sq. km	273,490 sq. km	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, India or Kazakhstan?: India, at 2.97 million sq. km against 2.70 million sq. km in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between India and Kazakhstan?: 273,490 sq. km, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kazakhstan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do India and Kazakhstan rank globally for land area?: India ranks 7th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.