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

562,360 sq. km, with India ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

India vs Kazakhstan: Surface area (sq. km)

India

3.29 million sq. km

in 2024

Kazakhstan

2.72 million sq. km

in 2024

India rank

7th

Kazakhstan rank

9th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

India
Kazakhstan

How they compare

India currently reports 3.29 million sq. km against 2.72 million sq. km in Kazakhstan, a difference of 562,360 sq. km.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 7th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th of 216 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.29 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	562,360 sq. km	India
1970s	3.29 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	562,360 sq. km	India
1980s	3.29 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	562,360 sq. km	India
1990s	3.29 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	562,360 sq. km	India
2000s	3.29 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	562,360 sq. km	India
2010s	3.29 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	562,360 sq. km	India
2020s	3.29 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	562,360 sq. km	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, India or Kazakhstan?: India, at 3.29 million sq. km against 2.72 million sq. km in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between India and Kazakhstan?: 562,360 sq. km, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kazakhstan?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do India and Kazakhstan rank globally for surface area?: India ranks 7th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.