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Kazakhstan

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Kazakhstan
Published: 2026

Region: Central Asia
Capital: Astana
Currency: Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT)
Density: 7 / km²

WRI Score 2026

74.73

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 41st
In Asia: 5th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 10%· KPMG / EY
80.2
Below-average top marginal rate for a modern economy.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 7 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $15,527· IMF WEO 2026
52.9
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 71.4 years· WHO / UN
46.1
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
64.9
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4.8%· ILO / SECO
87.9
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.1% of GDP· SIPRI
93.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
53.0
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Kazakhstan holds 41st of 211 with a WRI Score of 74.73 — sits firmly in the upper tier. Its profile is defined by near-perfect population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by life expectancy, a moderate constraint.