Kazakhstan (Republic of Kazakhstan)

Kazakhstan Republic of Kazakhstan
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	98th best
Capital	Astana
Land Area	2 699 700km21
Location	Asia
Population	18.3m2
Life Expectancy	69.36yrs (2017)3
GNI	$23 943 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	KZ, KAZ, 3985
Internet Domain	.kz6
Currency	Tenge (KZT)7
Telephone	+78

1. Overview
2. Kazakhstan National and Social Development
3. Kazakhstan's Demographics and Migration
4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
5. Kazakhstan's Health
6. Kazakhstan's Responsibility Towards The Environment
7. Kazakhstan's Modernity and Learning
8. National Culture
9. Peace Versus Instability
10. Economic Inequality and Poverty
11. Religion and Beliefs
12. Links

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1. Overview

#islam #kazakhstan #russia

“Ethnic Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated into the region in the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century, and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural "Virgin Lands" program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to help cultivate Kazakhstan's northern pastures. This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-ethnic Kazakhs to outnumber natives. Non-Muslim ethnic minorities departed Kazakhstan in large numbers from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s and a national program has repatriated about a million ethnic Kazakhs thus far back to Kazakhstan. These trends have allowed Kazakhs to become the titular majority again. This dramatic demographic shift has also undermined the previous religious diversity and made the country more than 70 percent Muslim. Kazakhstan's economy is larger than those of all the other Central Asian states largely due to the country's vast natural resources. Current issues include: developing a cohesive national identity; managing Islamic revivalism; expanding the development of the country's vast energy resources and exporting them to world markets; diversifying the economy outside the oil, gas, and mining sectors; enhancing Kazakhstan's economic competitiveness; developing a multiparty parliament and advancing political and social reform; and strengthening relations with neighboring states and other foreign powers.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Today Kazakhstan´s expanse of Eurasian steppe offers one of the last great undiscovered frontiers of travel with some home comforts and mod cons. The world´s ninth-biggest country is the most economically advanced of the `stans´, thanks to its abundant reserves of oil and most other valuable minerals. This means generally better standards of accommodation, restaurants and transport than elsewhere in Central Asia. The biggest city, Almaty, is almost reminiscent of Europe with its leafy avenues, chic cafes, glossy shopping centres and hedonistic nightlife. The capital Astana, on the windswept northern steppe, has been transformed into a 21st-century showpiece with a profusion of bold futuristic architecture. But it´s beyond the cities that you´ll find the greatest travel adventures, whether hiking in the high mountains and green valleys of the Tian Shan, searching for wildlife on the lake-dotted steppe, enjoying home-spun hospitality in village guesthouses, or jolting across the western deserts to remote underground mosques.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Kazakhstan National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Value11
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
53	Romania	0.821
54	Oman	0.816
55	Bahamas	0.812
56	Kazakhstan	0.811
57	Trinidad & Tobago	0.810
58=	Uruguay	0.809
58=	Costa Rica	0.809
60	Belarus	0.808
	Asia Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $11
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
54	Malaysia	$26 658
55	Seychelles	$25 831
56	Chile	$24 563
57	Kazakhstan	$23 943
58	Trinidad & Tobago	$23 392
59	St Kitts & Nevis	$23 358
60	Bulgaria	$23 079
61	Guyana	$22 465
	Asia Avg	$22 215
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12
1	Denmark	27.4
2	Norway	27.6
3	Sweden	30.4
	...
95	Russia	87.7
96	St Lucia	88.0
97	Philippines	88.1
98	Kazakhstan	88.5
99	Bahrain	89.1
100	Morocco	89.2
101	Kyrgyzstan	89.2
102	Cape Verde	89.2
	Asia Avg	92.0
	World Avg	89.7
q=198.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Kazakhstan's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

Kazakhstan's population is predicted to rise to 18.87 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 3.05. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₃

Population2
Pos.		2018 Population2
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
59	Romania	19.5m
60	Mali	19.1m
61	Chile	18.7m
62	Kazakhstan	18.3m
63	Malawi	18.1m
64	Zambia	17.4m
65	Guatemala	17.2m
66	Ecuador	17.1m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
123	Cambodia	69.6
124	Russia	69.4
125	Azerbaijan	69.4
126	Kazakhstan	69.4
127	Philippines	69.3
128	Turkmenistan	69.3
129	Guatemala	69.2
130	Moldova	68.8
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14
Pos.		202214
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
147	Lesotho	2.98
148	British Virgin Islands	1.02
149	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	3.05
150	Kazakhstan	3.05
151	Puerto Rico	0.90
152	Tajikistan	3.14
153	Tuvalu	3.14
154	Papua New Guinea	3.17
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15
Pos.		2016 Per 10015
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
	...
99	Peru	15.5
100=	Dominican Rep.	15.6
100=	Venezuela	15.6
100=	Kazakhstan	15.6
103	Ecuador	16.0
104	Morocco	16.1
105=	Suriname	16.2
105=	Grenada	16.2
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

• The Population of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

Migration:

Immigrants16
Pos.		2017 %16
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
21	Palau	23.0%
22	New Zealand	22.7%
23	Canada	21.5%
24	Kazakhstan	20.0%
25	Austria	19.0%
26	Sweden	17.6%
27	Equatorial Guinea	17.5%
28	Ireland	16.9%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants17
Pos.		2010 %17
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
19	Trinidad & Tobago	26.7%
20	Malta	26.2%
21	Georgia	25.1%
22	Kazakhstan	23.6%
23	St Lucia	23.3%
24	Macedonia	21.9%
25	Sao Tome & Principe	21.9%
26	Moldova	21.5%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #gender #gender_equality #human_rights #kazakhstan #kazakhstan_gender #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance #women

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank18
1	Sweden	8.5
2	Denmark	13.5
3	Norway	13.5
	...
122	Ivory Coast	101.3
123	Madagascar	101.4
124	Gabon	101.9
125	Kazakhstan	102.8
126	Jordan	104.4
127=	S. Sudan	105.0
	Asia Avg	103.0
	World Avg	87.8
q=200.

Kazakhstan is generally poor at ensuring human rights and freedom compared to the rest of the world. Kazakhstan does worse than average when it comes to the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators)₁₉ (still good for Asia), eliminating modern slavery₂₀, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₁, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₂, LGBT equality₂₃, freethought₂₄ and in its average Freedom in the World rating. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 in supporting press freedom₂₅. LGBT folk hide their sexual orientation out of fear of reprisals or discrimination, and they face hostility from authorities₂₆. Kazakhstan seemed determined in 2017 to make its overall record even worse; suppressing independent trade union activity and persecuting critics and journalists, and threatening to further decrease citizen's religious freedoms₂₆. Torture and ill-treatment in detention persist₂₆.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

• Human Rights and Freedom in Kazakhstan

5. Kazakhstan's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #kazakhstan #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Compared to Asia (2020)27
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank27
1	Maldives	41.7
2	Sri Lanka	43.1
3	Malaysia	53.1
	...
41	Palestine	101.5
42=	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	101.9
43	Syria	102.3
44	Kazakhstan	103.8
45=	Russia	104.9
46	Afghanistan	106.0
47=	Laos	112.0
48	Yemen	113.0
49	Philippines	113.4
	Asia Avg	80.9
q=50.

Health (2020)27
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank27
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Maldives	41.7
3	Sri Lanka	43.1
	...
129	Syria	102.3
130	Chile	102.5
131	Moldova	102.9
132	Kazakhstan	103.8
133	Malawi	104.5
134	Comoros	104.9
135=	Ghana	104.9
135=	Russia	104.9
	World Avg	95.1
q=198.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, The Maldives and Sri Lanka₂₈. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, The Marshall Islands and Nigeria₂₈.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean₂₈, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Australasia₂₈.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Kazakhstan is a pretty unhealthy country. Kazakhstan does better than average in terms of its immunizations take-up₂₉, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₀ (but high for Asia) and in its adolescent birth rate₃₁. But, things still need to improve in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan does worse than average for its alcohol consumption rate₃₂, its average life expectancy₁₁ and in its fertility rate₁₄. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 for its suicide rate₃₃ (amongst the highest in Asia) and in its smoking rate₃₄ (one of the worst in Asia). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016. Life expectancy in Kazakhstan improved by +6.7yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs. Kazakhstan's peak fertility rate was 4.53 in 1960.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
123	Cambodia	69.6
124	Russia	69.4
125	Azerbaijan	69.4
126	Kazakhstan	69.4
127	Philippines	69.3
128	Turkmenistan	69.3
129	Guatemala	69.2
130	Moldova	68.8
	Asia Avg	73.48
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better32
Pos.		2016 Per Capita32
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
111=	Burundi	7.5
111=	Italy	7.5
111=	Norway	7.5
114	Kazakhstan	7.7
115=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	7.8
115=	Brazil	7.8
117	Panama	7.9
118=	Japan	8.0
	Asia Avg	3.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14
Pos.		202214
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
147	Lesotho	2.98
148	British Virgin Islands	1.02
149	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	3.05
150	Kazakhstan	3.05
151	Puerto Rico	0.90
152	Tajikistan	3.14
153	Tuvalu	3.14
154	Papua New Guinea	3.17
	Asia Avg	2.17
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Smoking Rates Lower is better34
Pos.		201434
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
168	S. Korea	2 073
169	Greece	2 086
170	Azerbaijan	2 114
171	Kazakhstan	2 157
172	Czechia	2 194
173	Bosnia & Herzegovina	2 233
174	China	2 250
175	Luxembourg	2 284
	Asia Avg	1 035
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate33
Pos.		2013 Per 100k33
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
83	Latvia	48.2
84	Japan	49.4
85	Hungary	50.6
86=	Kazakhstan	52.4
86=	Guyana	52.4
88	Belarus	57.5
89	S. Korea	62
90	Russia	63.4
	Asia Avg	19.50
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better30
Pos.		2017 Rank30
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
69	Paraguay	69
70	Latvia	70
71	Liberia	71
72	Kazakhstan	72
73	Egypt	73
74=	Burundi	74
74=	Cameroon	74
76	Malta	76
	Asia Avg	64.4
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better35
Pos.		2016 %35
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
84	Papua New Guinea	52.9
85	Bosnia & Herzegovina	53.3
86	Paraguay	53.5
87=	Kazakhstan	53.6
87=	Azerbaijan	53.6
89	S. Africa	53.8
90	Georgia	54.2
91=	Switzerland	54.3
	Asia Avg	44.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better31
Pos.		2015 Per 100031
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
76	Rwanda	26.3
77	Iran	26.7
78	Turkey	27.6
79	Kazakhstan	27.9
80	Burundi	28.3
81	Mauritius	28.5
82	Bahamas	29.6
83	UAE	29.7
	Asia Avg	29.9
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better29
Pos.		2015 Avg %29
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
28=	Turkmenistan	97.2
28=	St Vincent & Grenadines	97.2
30	Dominica	97.1
31=	Kazakhstan	97.1
32	Albania	97.1
33	Andorra	97.1
34	Russia	97.0
35	Guyana	97.0
	Asia Avg	90.5
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Kazakhstan's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #energy #food #kazakhstan #meat #over-exploitation #sustainability #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to Asia (2023)36
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank36
1	Japan	33.2
2	Philippines	45.0
3	Sri Lanka	49.0
	...
30	Pakistan	92.4
31	Bhutan	92.7
32	Myanmar (Burma)	93.3
33	Kazakhstan	95.4
34	Azerbaijan	99.3
35	Russia	99.4
36	Kyrgyzstan	103.8
37	Qatar	104.0
38	Saudi Arabia	104.4
	Asia Avg	88.8
q=51.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)36
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank36
1	Japan	33.2
2	Philippines	45.0
3	Uruguay	48.0
	...
122	Bahamas	93.0
123	Angola	93.2
124	Myanmar (Burma)	93.3
125	Kazakhstan	95.4
126	Estonia	95.8
127	Togo	96.0
128	Rwanda	96.3
129	Central African Rep.	96.5
	World Avg	85.7
q=188.

Kazakhstan comes 125th in the world with regard to its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is derived from 7 data sets. Kazakhstan does better than average when it comes to its forested percent change 2000-2020₃₇ and in how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity. But that's it. Kazakhstan has problems. It does worse than average in terms of its score on the Green Future Index₃₈, its environmental performance₃₉, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population₄₀ and in reducing annual meat consumption per person₄₁. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 for energy to GDP efficiency₄₂ (amongst the worst in Asia).

Environmental Performance Higher is better39
Pos.		201839
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
98	Bahamas	55.0
99	Kyrgyzstan	54.9
100	Nigeria	54.8
101	Kazakhstan	54.6
102	Samoa	54.5
103	Suriname	54.2
104	Sao Tome & Principe	54.0
105	Paraguay	53.9
	Asia Avg	54.5
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency Higher is better42
Pos.		201442
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
99	Nepal	05.35
100	Iran	05.32
101	Kenya	05.24
102	Kazakhstan	05.10
103	Moldova	05.03
104	Ivory Coast	04.85
105	Tanzania	04.81
106	Kyrgyzstan	04.78
	Asia Avg	09.14
	World Avg	09.29
q=119.

Convention on Biological Diversity Earlier is better
Pos.		Total Signed
1=	China	1993 Dec 29
1=	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
1=	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
82	Guyana	1994 Nov 27
83=	Ghana	1994 Nov 27
84	Djibouti	1994 Nov 30
85	Kazakhstan	1994 Dec 05
86	El Salvador	1994 Dec 07
87	Chile	1994 Dec 08
88	Iceland	1994 Dec 11
89	Venezuela	1994 Dec 12
	Asia Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better40
Pos.		2011 %40
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
108	Lithuania	25.6%
109	Nigeria	25.3%
110	Armenia	25.3%
111	Kazakhstan	25.0%
112	Iraq	24.9%
113	Sweden	24.3%
114	New Zealand	24.2%
115	Poland	23.8%
	Asia Avg	37.9%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

Meat Consumption Lower is better41
Pos.		2021 kg41
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
125	Denmark	70.5
126	Seychelles	70.6
127	S. Africa	71.6
128	Kazakhstan	71.8
129	Estonia	72.1
130	Guyana	72.4
131	Latvia	74.0
132	Finland	74.0
	Asia Avg	46.7
	World Avg	52.5
q=185.

Green Future Index Higher is better38
Pos.		2023 Score38
1	Iceland	6.7
2	Finland	6.7
3	Norway	6.4
	...
50	India	4.3
51	Nigeria	4.2
52	Ecuador	4.1
53=	Kazakhstan	4.1
53=	Vietnam	4.1
55	Thailand	4.1
56	Saudi Arabia	4.1
57	Kuwait	4.1
	Asia Avg	4.3
	World Avg	4.8
q=76.

7. Kazakhstan's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #it_security #modernity #politics #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation #technology #the_internet

Compared to Asia (2020)43
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank43
1	Taiwan	10.0
2	Japan	21.0
3	S. Korea	23.6
	...
13	Saudi Arabia	58.1
14	China	60.4
15	Uzbekistan	61.7
16	Kazakhstan	62.8
17	Georgia	66.0
18	Vietnam	67.5
19	Azerbaijan	69.4
20	Armenia	70.2
21	Thailand	70.4
	Asia Avg	78.3
q=51.

Modernity & Learning (2020)43
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank43
1	Finland	7.7
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	14.7
	...
64	Mexico	60.7
65	Bosnia & Herzegovina	61.6
66	Uzbekistan	61.7
67	Kazakhstan	62.8
68	Monaco	64.5
69	Georgia	66.0
70	Montenegro	66.3
71	Uruguay	66.8
	World Avg	82.7
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Research & Development Higher is better
Pos.		2016 % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.2944
2	Israel	4.1144
3	Japan	3.5844
	...
94=	Panama	0.1845
94=	Mauritius	0.1846
96	Oman	0.1747
97=	Kazakhstan	0.1747
98	Bolivia	0.1648
99=	Kyrgyzstan	0.1645
99=	Sri Lanka	0.1649
101	Albania	0.1550
	Asia Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education Higher is better51
Pos.		201851
1=	Luxembourg	100.0%
1=	Estonia	100.0%
1=	Austria	100.0%
	...
8	Czechia	99.8%
9	Slovakia	99.3%
10	Latvia	99.2%
11	Kazakhstan	98.6%
12	Kyrgyzstan	98.4%
13	Georgia	98.0%
14	Slovenia	97.6%
15	Armenia	97.2%
	Asia Avg	66.0%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling Higher is better52
Pos.		2021 Years52
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
42	France	15.8
43	Palau	15.8
44	Russia	15.8
45	Kazakhstan	15.8
46	UAE	15.7
47	Barbados	15.7
48	Cyprus	15.6
49	Brazil	15.6
	Asia Avg	13.5
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better30
Pos.		2017 Rank30
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
113	Algeria	113
114	Bahamas	114
115	Bahrain	115
116	Kazakhstan	116
117	Sri Lanka	117
118	Rwanda	118
119	Guatemala	119
120	Niger	120
	Asia Avg	97.1
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Religiosity Lower is better53
Pos.		2018 %53
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
25=	Italy	21
25=	Belarus	21
27	Ireland	22
28=	Kazakhstan	22
28=	Spain	22
30	Slovakia	23
31=	Ukraine	23
32	Canada	27
	Asia Avg	55.8
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

IQ Higher is better54
Pos.		200654
1=	Hong Kong	108
1=	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
38=	Slovakia	96
39	Portugal	95
40=	Israel	95
41	Kazakhstan	94
42=	Vietnam	94
42=	Armenia	94
42=	Romania	94
42=	Georgia	94
	Asia Avg	90.4
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better55
Pos.		201655
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
86	Morocco	58%
87	Colombia	57%
88	Costa Rica	56%
89	Kazakhstan	56%
90=	US Virgin Islands	54%
90=	Serbia	54%
92	Maldives	54%
93	Georgia	53%
	Asia Avg	48.7%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

Freedom On The Internet Lower is better56
Pos.		201256
1	Estonia	10
2	USA	12
3	Germany	15
	...
30	Russia	52
31	Zimbabwe	54
32	Sri Lanka	55
33	Kazakhstan	58
34	Egypt	59
35	Thailand	61
36	Pakistan	63
37	Belarus	69
	Asia Avg	56.6
	World Avg	46.7
q=47.

IT Security Lower is better57
Pos.		201357
1=	Ireland	0.11
1=	Luxembourg	0.11
1=	Belize	0.11
	...
56	Armenia	1.22
57	Malawi	1.23
58	Turkmenistan	1.23
59	Kazakhstan	1.23
60	Djibouti	1.29
61	UK	1.34
62	Mongolia	1.42
63	Uganda	1.44
	Asia Avg	1.08
	World Avg	0.98

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better58
Pos.		2017 Ratio58
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
112=	Bahamas	0.0
112=	Antigua & Barbuda	0.0
112=	Venezuela	0.0
112=	Kazakhstan	0.0
112=	New Caledonia	0.0
112=	Maldives	0.0
118	Tunisia	0.0
119=	Tuvalu	0.0
	Asia Avg	2.11
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

Digital Quality of Life Higher is better59
Pos.		202459
1	Germany	77.9%
2	Finland	76.9%
3	France	73.9%
	...
55	Colombia	49.8%
56	Oman	47.9%
57	Philippines	47.9%
58	Kazakhstan	47.6%
59	Indonesia	47.5%
60	India	47.0%
61	Costa Rica	46.9%
62	Albania	46.7%
	Asia Avg	46.4%
	World Avg	48.4%
q=121.

8. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

On the Corruption Index, Kazakhstan scored on average 28 over the 2012-2016 period. Over the 10 years since then, it improved by 8 points.

World Giving Index Higher is better60
Pos.		2022 %60
1	Indonesia	68.0
2	Kenya	61.0
3	USA	59.0
	...
94=	Mozambique	34.0
94=	Albania	34.0
94=	Montenegro	34.0
94=	Kazakhstan	34.0
94=	Gabon	34.0
94=	Taiwan	34.0
100	Bangladesh	33.0
101=	Tanzania	33.0
	Asia Avg	37.9
	World Avg	39.6
q=125.

Corruption Higher is better61
Pos.		2022 Points61
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
105	Panama	36.0
106=	Albania	36.0
106=	Ecuador	36.0
106=	Kazakhstan	36.0
106=	Thailand	36.0
110	Gambia	34.0
111=	Sierra Leone	34.0
111=	Malawi	34.0
	Asia Avg	39.98
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Happiness Higher is better62
Pos.		2018 Score62
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
57	S. Korea	5.9
58	Northern Cyprus	5.8
59	Russia	5.8
60	Kazakhstan	5.8
61	Cyprus	5.8
62	Bolivia	5.8
63	Estonia	5.7
64	Paraguay	5.7
	Asia Avg	5.29
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better30
Pos.		2017 Rank30
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
128	Niger	128
129	Sierra Leone	129
130	Bangladesh	130
131	Kazakhstan	131
132	Guinea	132
133	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	133
134	Mali	134
135	Chad	135
	Asia Avg	99.0
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better30
Pos.		2017 Rank30
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
128	Liberia	128
129	Sierra Leone	129
130	Kenya	130
131	Kazakhstan	131
132	Bangladesh	132
133	Indonesia	133
134	Egypt	134
135	Uruguay	135
	Asia Avg	86.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index Lower is better63
Pos.		2023 Score63
1	Iceland	1.12
2	Denmark	1.31
3	Ireland	1.31
	...
73	Cambodia	1.95
74	Malawi	1.97
75	UAE	1.98
76	Kazakhstan	1.98
77	Jamaica	1.99
78	Bolivia	2.00
79	Nepal	2.01
80	China	2.01
	Asia Avg	2.17
	World Avg	2.07
q=163.

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better30
Pos.		2017 Rank30
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
17	Hungary	17
18	Japan	18
19	Chile	19
20	Kazakhstan	20
21	Thailand	21
22	Algeria	22
23	Guatemala	23
24	Ecuador	24
	Asia Avg	76.0
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better30
Pos.		2017 Rank30
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
107	Tunisia	107
108	Cape Verde	108
109	China	109
110	Kazakhstan	110
111	Jordan	111
112	Libya	112
113	Belize	113
114	Morocco	114
	Asia Avg	92.2
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism Lower is better64
Pos.		2019 Score64
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
63	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1.39
64	Kyrgyzstan	1.47
65	Ghana	1.56
66	Kazakhstan	1.57
67	Austria	1.66
68	Argentina	1.68
69	Madagascar	1.96
70	Finland	2.03
	Asia Avg	3.60
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better65
Pos.		201965
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
60	Lebanon	7.40
61=	Ukraine	7.40
62	Brunei	7.60
63	Kazakhstan	7.70
64=	Macedonia	7.90
64=	Uruguay	7.90
64=	Thailand	7.90
64=	Georgia	7.90
	Asia Avg	11.80
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better66
Pos.		2023 %66
1	Slovakia	24.1%67
2	Slovenia	24.3%67
3	Belarus	24.4%68
	...
23	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	28.7%69
24	Croatia	28.9%67
25	Kosovo	29.0%70
26=	Kazakhstan	29.2%67
26=	Hungary	29.2%67
28	Maldives	29.3%71
29	Albania	29.4%68
30	Iraq	29.5%72
	Asia Avg	33.0%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167.

Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better73
Pos.		2018 Severity73
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
4	Turkmenistan	.001
5	Jordan	.002
6	Kazakhstan	.002
7	Montenegro	.002
8	Trinidad & Tobago	.002
9	Maldives	.003
10	Albania	.003
11	Thailand	.003
12	Moldova	.004
	Asia Avg	.084
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation

Religiosity (2018)53
Pos.		Lower is better %53
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
25=	Italy	21
25=	Belarus	21
27	Ireland	22
28=	Kazakhstan	22
28=	Spain	22
30	Slovakia	23
31=	Ukraine	23
32	Canada	27
33=	Uzbekistan	29
33=	Uruguay	29
35	Poland	30
36	Serbia	34
37=	Israel	36
37=	Portugal	36
39	Azerbaijan	38
40	Chile	41
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Disbelief In God (2007)74
Pos.		Higher is better %74
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
35	Armenia	14
36=	Lithuania	13
36=	Singapore	13
38	Kazakhstan	12
39=	China	12
39=	Uruguay	12
41	USA	10
42	Trinidad & Tobago	9
43	Albania	8
44=	Dominican Rep.	7
44=	Croatia	7
44=	Kyrgyzstan	7
44=	Cambodia	7
48	Moldova	6
49=	Italy	6
50	Laos	5
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₇₅:

Christian	24.8%
Muslim	70.4%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.2%
Folk Religion	0.3%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	4.2%

By adding up the Pew Forum data for the major monotheistic religions we can see that these make up 95.3% of the population. Yet there are simply too many who disbelieve in God for this to be true (12%). This is due to the so-called 'Census Effect', whereby many put down a religion for cultural reasons rather than because it reflects their beliefs. In highly Christian countries, as many as half of those who say they're a Christian lack any connection to a Church, and do not hold Christian beliefs (such as believing in God!).

It appears that when asked "What religion are you" many give pollsters the 'correct' answer despite how they actually feel, and despite what they actually believe. Although 95.9% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 22% say that they are religious when the question is phrased as "Is religion an important part of your daily life?".

For more on this phenomenon, see:

• "Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls" by Vexen Crabtree

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%₇₆.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?