Almaty or Paris: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Paris wins on more indicators: 2 of 3 against 0.
- Climate and risks: Paris 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Almaty
Indicator
Paris
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,000,900 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
2,138,551 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,315,538 people
2025
9,328,385 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
331 km²
2025
1,421 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6,996 people per km²
2025
6,565 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
24.8 %
2015–2025
1.7 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: Paris (0 : 2)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✗61 days per year
2016-2025217% higher
✓19 days per year
2016-202568% lower
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
35 days per year
2016-2025
2 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
no data for one of the places
no data
2,135 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
no data for one of the places
no data
339 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
no data for one of the places
no data
109 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
no data for one of the places
no data
654 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
8.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
15.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
16.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
61 %
2021-2025
74 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
tie
0 days per year
2021-2025
0 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,818 km
2006-2025
150 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✗0.55 per year
2006-2025
✓0.00 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
no data for one of the places
5.1 magnitude
2006-2025
no data
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Almaty, Paris.