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Last European coloniser: Never a European colony · Largest religious group: Muslims. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Kazakhstan

Against upper middle income countries, Kazakhstan ranks 7th of 53 on equality and 55th of 58 on environment. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Kazakhstan with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Kazakhstan reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.80141 of 17942 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2024+0.1376 of 19317 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2025+0.7469 of 19915 of 57proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022+0.3042 of 1106 of 35high +0.80
Equality score 2021+0.7623 of 1657 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.0987 of 21020 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.30105 of 18631 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.83200 of 21355 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.5261 of 1959 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Kazakhstan, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate2.55per 100,000 population2022higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance32.8%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important28.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer35.2%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions79%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated2.53%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share19.3%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share77.9%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households9.63%% of households2015no agreed direction
One-person households15.5%% of households2015no agreed direction
Women in a union63.8%% of women aged 15-492021no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)6.13marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)2.01divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age29.5years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing29years2023no agreed direction
Population20,843,754people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.21%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization62.4%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1429.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.98births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate19.5per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-8,834people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population10.1%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Aid given0.0188%% of GNI2024no agreed direction
HDI0.837index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.766index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$37,851international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$34,286international $2024higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$12,492US$2025higher is better
GDP growth6.5%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation11.4%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness57.2%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
FDI inflows-0.299%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue11.9%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Government consumption10.8%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government expense17.4%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending0.428%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture11.3%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths425PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading386PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science423PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion99.7%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling14years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling12.5years2023higher is better
Education spending4.86%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment97.3%% gross2025higher is better
Secondary enrollment97.6%% gross2025higher is better
Tertiary enrollment52.9%% gross2025higher is better
Compulsory schooling9years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary7.91%% of primary-age children2025higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio17.2pupils per teacher2019higher is worse
Researchers758per million people2024higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita12.6t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area1.31%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land79.4%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land10.1%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.182index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index1ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.682index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers14.3%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament18.4%% of seats2025higher is better
Married by 186.1%% of women aged 20-242024higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index40index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)5rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share20.3%% of prisoners2022higher is worse
Refugees originating20per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.259index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.131index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.107index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.339index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.736index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.329index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.287index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.362index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.418index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration99.7%% of children under 52015higher is better
Control of corruption-0.0671index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.382index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.147index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.0471index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.816index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.283index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy74.5years2024higher is better
Infant mortality7.4per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality9.4per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending3.77%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate14.6per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds6.54per 1,000 people2020no agreed direction
Basic water access97.8%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation97.9%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting4.4%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility17.4births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality10per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance99.9%% of births2018higher is better
Alcohol consumption4.52litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use21.1%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths12.7per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians3.75per 1,000 people2023higher is better
DTP3 immunisation98%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.3%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence45per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality21.2%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women30.5%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending27.6%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity2%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity21.1%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index83index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index29.2index (0-100)2021higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate0%% of population2021higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users93.4%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions127per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population0.794%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband15.3per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Unemployment4.77%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation62.6%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation73.4%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study9.49%% of 15 to 24 year olds2016higher is worse
Vulnerable employment24.8%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust22.8%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness84.5%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction6.63score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Kazakhstan

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