Earliest recorded position in this interval.
Rank— → #92National score— → —
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Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 · Country History
Movement in the World Wealthiest Country Abundance Scorecard, measured through access to life rather than GDP or money. Every archived point adjustment and source remains available; unchanged observations are condensed by date, not deleted.
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TBF Abundance rank moved down from #26 to #92 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#26 → #92National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#92 → #94National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #92 to #94 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#92 → #94National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#94 → #95National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #94 to #95 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#94 → #95National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
National score changed while rank held.
Rank#95 → #95National score— → -58.99
Held through 9 Oct 2026 · 07:51 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#95 → #92National score-58.99 → -58.99
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500; 6 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #95 to #92 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#95 → #92National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#92 → #91National score-58.99 → -58.99
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #92 to #91 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#92 → #91National score-58.99 → -58.99
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Japan #73 → #97; points -56.99 → -59.37
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#91 → #92National score-58.99 → -58.99
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 26 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #91 to #92 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#91 → #92National score-58.99 → -58.99
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- United Kingdom #105 → #86; points -60.21 → -58.19
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#92 → #133National score-58.99 → -58.99
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from pending to 32.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 32.50 |
| Base category score | — | 32.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 76.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | — | 70.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | — | 30.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | — | 20.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | — | 5.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-11: four explicitly sourced country-specific rails. The score +32.50 is TBF authored evaluation, not a source-published rating. Country-specific legal access, social reality and independently measured international impact are distinct. Source dates and research gaps remain recorded.
Sources archived after the change (11)
UNHCR's 2025 results report describes some forced returns and registration barriers; visitor convenience alone cannot guarantee asylum or family security.
UNHCR reported 278 recognized refugees and 206 asylum seekers as at 30 June 2026, and records protection-registration challenges for some long-resident people.
UNHCR reports recognized refugees, asylum seekers and refugee-like groups, whose secure legal status differs by category.
Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry lists visa-free stays for many ordinary-passport nationalities, with length depending on country and other visitors requiring visas.
UNHCR’s 2025 results report notes limited progress on legal status for some long-resident mandate refugees and says migration-control measures affected people awaiting registration, including forced returns.
UNHCR reports 278 refugees and 206 asylum-seekers in Kazakhstan at 30 June 2026, along with larger refugee-like and other international-protection populations. Kazakhstan has national asylum procedures under its refugee law.
The Foreign Ministry’s current visa table shows many ordinary-passport holders can enter visa-free for 14, 30, 60 or 90 days, while many other nationalities still require visas. Short-stay access is not treated as settlement or belonging.
Other people in need of international protection: 62338.00000000
People in refugee-like situations: 5269.00000000
Asylum-seekers hosted: 206.00000000
Refugees hosted: 278.00000000
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from pending to 23.05. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 23.05 |
| Base category score | — | 23.05 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 76.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Positive Contribution (25%) | — | 68.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | — | 53.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | — | -36.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | — | 36.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-11: four explicitly sourced country-specific rails. The score +23.05 is TBF authored evaluation, not a source-published rating. Country-specific legal access, social reality and independently measured international impact are distinct. Source dates and research gaps remain recorded.
Sources archived after the change (14)
Kazakhstan's 2014 official aid law requires respect for partner priorities and accountability; implementing audits and individual damage repair need independent confirmation.
Kazakhstan's fossil-energy extraction and high per-person territorial CO2 are material overseas footprint concerns; cross-border harm attributable to each export remains unmeasured.
KazAID supports digitalisation, education and health in Central Asia and Afghanistan, though published aggregate spending is not recipient-level household evidence.
KazAID reports providing over USD 34 million in humanitarian aid and USD 183 million in development funding across more than 40 countries over five years.
Kazatomprom reports that uranium production from operations located in Kazakhstan and consolidated within the group represented approximately 39% of global uranium production in 2025. This demonstrates substantial cross-border resource contribution and dependency, while questions of mutuality, downstream benefit, environmental burden and repair require a wider ledger than the current pack supports.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
Global Carbon Budget data processed by Our World in Data record about 287 million tonnes of territorial fossil-fuel and industry CO2 in 2024, equal to 13.94 tonnes per person and about 0.74% of global annual CO2. These are material external-footprint signals, but they are retained as factual measurements rather than converted into a policy score.
Kazakhstan share of global uranium production: 39.00000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions per capita: 10.50000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions: 213.00000000
Share of global annual CO2 emissions: 0.74000000
Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 13.94000000
Territorial CO2 emissions: 287.00600000
Water & Sanitation Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 42.25 | 42.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan has high water and sanitation reach, including 89% safely managed drinking water and 98% basic sanitation in the cited national evidence. Reliability, remote infrastructure and wealth gaps remain material: only 55% of the poorest households had water piped into the dwelling and sufficient-water availability across the prior year was 85.5%.
Sources archived before (6)
UNICEF reports 89% safely managed drinking-water access in 2022 and 98% basic sanitation, while 2024 MICS shows only 55% of the poorest households had water piped into the dwelling and annual sufficient-water availability was 85.5%.
Poorest households with water piped into dwelling: 55.00000000
Households with basic sanitation: 98.00000000
Household members with sufficient drinking water in last 12 months: 85.50000000
Household members with sufficient drinking water in last month: 90.50000000
Households using safely managed drinking water: 89.00000000
Sources archived after the change (7)
UNICEF reports 89% safely managed drinking-water access in 2022 and 98% basic sanitation, while 2024 MICS shows only 55% of the poorest households had water piped into the dwelling and annual sufficient-water availability was 85.5%.
UNICEF reports 89% safely managed drinking-water access in 2022 and 98% basic sanitation, while 2024 MICS shows only 55% of the poorest households had water piped into the dwelling and annual sufficient-water availability was 85.5%.
Poorest households with water piped into dwelling: 55.00000000
Households with basic sanitation: 98.00000000
Household members with sufficient drinking water in last 12 months: 85.50000000
Household members with sufficient drinking water in last month: 90.50000000
Households using safely managed drinking water: 89.00000000
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 43.25 | 43.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan combines large protected landscapes with a comparatively strong 2025 life evaluation of 6.633/10. The score retains mental-health loss and uneven lived wellbeing as real frictions rather than treating natural beauty or survey satisfaction as universal peace.
Sources archived before (7)
The national SDG report records a suicide mortality rate of 7.21 per 100,000 in 2024, with substantial sex and rural-urban differences.
Kazakhstan reported 30.9 million hectares of specially protected natural areas at 1 January 2025, equal to 11.37% of national territory.
World Happiness Report 2026 places Kazakhstan 33rd with a 2025 life evaluation of 6.633/10.
Suicide mortality rate: 7.21000000
Protected natural areas: 11.37000000
World Happiness Report rank: 33.00000000
World Happiness Report life evaluation: 6.63300000
Sources archived after the change (8)
World Happiness Report 2026 places Kazakhstan 33rd with a 2025 life evaluation of 6.633/10.
The national SDG report records a suicide mortality rate of 7.21 per 100,000 in 2024, with substantial sex and rural-urban differences.
Kazakhstan reported 30.9 million hectares of specially protected natural areas at 1 January 2025, equal to 11.37% of national territory.
World Happiness Report 2026 places Kazakhstan 33rd with a 2025 life evaluation of 6.633/10.
Suicide mortality rate: 7.21000000
Protected natural areas: 11.37000000
World Happiness Report rank: 33.00000000
World Happiness Report life evaluation: 6.63300000
Mobility & Reachability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Mobility & Reachability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 38.00 | 38.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan moves very large passenger volumes across an extensive national transport system, but road safety imposes a serious human cost: 2,330 people died in injury/death crashes in 2025.
Sources archived before (6)
The Ministry of Internal Affairs recorded 34,146 injury/death road crashes in 2025, with 2,330 people killed and 49,220 injured.
Official statistics report 1.943 billion passenger trips in 2025 and 88.9 billion passenger-km, both above 2024.
Road-traffic deaths: 2330.00000000
Road crashes causing death or injury: 34146.00000000
Passenger turnover: 88.90000000
Passengers transported by all modes: 1942.80000000
Sources archived after the change (7)
Official statistics report 1.943 billion passenger trips in 2025 and 88.9 billion passenger-km, both above 2024.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs recorded 34,146 injury/death road crashes in 2025, with 2,330 people killed and 49,220 injured.
Official statistics report 1.943 billion passenger trips in 2025 and 88.9 billion passenger-km, both above 2024.
Road-traffic deaths: 2330.00000000
Road crashes causing death or injury: 34146.00000000
Passenger turnover: 88.90000000
Passengers transported by all modes: 1942.80000000
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 27.50 | 27.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan has large protected and regenerating forest systems, but ecological resilience is constrained by severe land degradation: UNDP reports about 75% of agricultural soils affected and a 17% decline in potential soil fertility. Protection and restoration commitments earn return credit without being treated as completed recovery.
Sources archived before (7)
Protected areas cover 11.37% of territory; forest resource area reached 13.9 million hectares at end-2024 and was 10.1% above 2014. Kazakhstan has also committed to restoring more than four million hectares of degraded land.
UNDP reports approximately 75% of Kazakhstan’s agricultural soils affected by degradation and a 17% decline in potential soil fertility, citing the State Institute for Land Surveying.
Protected natural areas: 11.37000000
Potential soil fertility decline: 17.00000000
Agricultural soils affected by degradation: 75.00000000
Forest resource area: 13.89870000
Forest-covered land: 5.10000000
Sources archived after the change (8)
UNDP reports approximately 75% of Kazakhstan’s agricultural soils affected by degradation and a 17% decline in potential soil fertility, citing the State Institute for Land Surveying.
Protected areas cover 11.37% of territory; forest resource area reached 13.9 million hectares at end-2024 and was 10.1% above 2014. Kazakhstan has also committed to restoring more than four million hectares of degraded land.
UNDP reports approximately 75% of Kazakhstan’s agricultural soils affected by degradation and a 17% decline in potential soil fertility, citing the State Institute for Land Surveying.
Protected natural areas: 11.37000000
Potential soil fertility decline: 17.00000000
Agricultural soils affected by degradation: 75.00000000
Forest resource area: 13.89870000
Forest-covered land: 5.10000000
Land Access & Spatial Freedom supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Land Access & Spatial Freedom
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.00 | 32.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan has exceptional physical land capacity and a very low-density national spatial base. Practical productive-ground access is still mediated through state allocation, lease, purchase and land-use rules, so physical room is much more abundant than friction-free personal access.
Sources archived before (5)
Kazakhstan recognizes private and state land rights, but current agricultural land access operates through regulated land-use rights and paid ownership/lease mechanisms rather than a universal free productive-ground entitlement.
Kazakhstan covers about 272.5 million hectares and agricultural land was reported at about 117.1 million hectares in 2024, creating substantial physical room for food, settlement and ecological systems.
Sown agricultural area: 23.60000000
Agricultural land area: 117.10000000
Total land area: 272.50000000
Sources archived after the change (6)
Kazakhstan covers about 272.5 million hectares and agricultural land was reported at about 117.1 million hectares in 2024, creating substantial physical room for food, settlement and ecological systems.
Kazakhstan recognizes private and state land rights, but current agricultural land access operates through regulated land-use rights and paid ownership/lease mechanisms rather than a universal free productive-ground entitlement.
Kazakhstan covers about 272.5 million hectares and agricultural land was reported at about 117.1 million hectares in 2024, creating substantial physical room for food, settlement and ecological systems.
Sown agricultural area: 23.60000000
Agricultural land area: 117.10000000
Total land area: 272.50000000
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.75 | 32.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan has functioning justice and public-safety institutions and several recorded crime categories declined in 2024. Its 2025 WJP score of 0.54 and rank of 66/143 still show substantial institutional friction, so the score remains moderate rather than treating basic institutional existence as abundant justice.
Sources archived before (7)
A WJP score of 0.54 and rank 66/143 indicate meaningful rule-of-law gaps, while 132,778 criminal offenses were registered in 2024. The score uses these concrete measures without turning contested political labels into a penalty.
The Prosecutor General reported registered criminal offenses down 5% in 2024, homicides down 4% to 566, robberies down 24% and theft down 28%, while fraud and internet fraud increased.
The 2025 World Justice Project score for Kazakhstan was 0.54, ranking 66th of 143 countries and 5th of 15 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Recorded homicides: 566.00000000
Registered criminal offenses: 132778.00000000
WJP Rule of Law global rank: 66.00000000
WJP Rule of Law Index score: 0.54000000
Sources archived after the change (8)
The 2025 World Justice Project score for Kazakhstan was 0.54, ranking 66th of 143 countries and 5th of 15 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
A WJP score of 0.54 and rank 66/143 indicate meaningful rule-of-law gaps, while 132,778 criminal offenses were registered in 2024. The score uses these concrete measures without turning contested political labels into a penalty.
The Prosecutor General reported registered criminal offenses down 5% in 2024, homicides down 4% to 566, robberies down 24% and theft down 28%, while fraud and internet fraud increased.
The 2025 World Justice Project score for Kazakhstan was 0.54, ranking 66th of 143 countries and 5th of 15 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Recorded homicides: 566.00000000
Registered criminal offenses: 132778.00000000
WJP Rule of Law global rank: 66.00000000
WJP Rule of Law Index score: 0.54000000
Human Time & Burden Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 36.75 | 36.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Low unemployment, a high employment-to-population ratio and low NEET share show broad productive reach. The 39-hour actual workweek still consumes substantial waking time, so this category credits access and capacity without equating employment volume with time abundance.
Sources archived before (6)
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Youth neither in employment nor education/training: 5.80000000
Self-employed share of employed population: 22.80000000
Employment-to-population ratio age 15+: 64.30000000
Unemployment rate: 4.50000000
Actual hours worked per week per employed person: 39.00000000
Sources archived after the change (7)
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Youth neither in employment nor education/training: 5.80000000
Self-employed share of employed population: 22.80000000
Employment-to-population ratio age 15+: 64.30000000
Unemployment rate: 4.50000000
Actual hours worked per week per employed person: 39.00000000
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 36.75 | 36.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan has a large and growing housing stock, 25.1 m² per resident and 98% housing water-supply coverage. The national averages conceal a sharp rural service gap, including only 52% sewerage and 2% central hot-water coverage in rural housing, so strong physical capacity does not yet equal uniformly adequate shelter reach.
Sources archived before (7)
National housing water connection is very high, but rural sewerage, central heating, central hot water and bath/shower equipment remain far below urban levels.
Rural housing stock equipped with bath or shower: 17.00000000
Rural housing stock with central hot-water supply: 2.00000000
Housing stock equipped with sewerage: 79.00000000
Housing stock equipped with water supply: 98.00000000
Housing area per resident: 25.10000000
Total housing stock area: 447.26620000
Sources archived after the change (8)
National housing water connection is very high, but rural sewerage, central heating, central hot water and bath/shower equipment remain far below urban levels.
National housing water connection is very high, but rural sewerage, central heating, central hot water and bath/shower equipment remain far below urban levels.
Rural housing stock equipped with bath or shower: 17.00000000
Rural housing stock with central hot-water supply: 2.00000000
Housing stock equipped with sewerage: 79.00000000
Housing stock equipped with water supply: 98.00000000
Housing area per resident: 25.10000000
Total housing stock area: 447.26620000
Health & Care Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Health & Care Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 43.25 | 43.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan has high essential-service coverage, rising life expectancy and improving maternal/infant mortality. WHO nevertheless identifies financing and equity weaknesses, while households still directly fund more than a quarter of current health expenditure, so good system reach does not eliminate financial friction.
Sources archived before (7)
WHO health-financing assessment describes high population coverage and strong public funding but flags financing sustainability, equity and provider-payment issues; WHO-linked data put out-of-pocket spending at 27.64% of current health expenditure in 2023.
WHO-derived UHC coverage is 83 for 2023 and official life expectancy reached 75.97 years in 2025.
Maternal mortality ratio: 10.80000000
Infant mortality rate: 5.84000000
Out-of-pocket health expenditure: 27.64000000
Life expectancy at birth: 75.97000000
UHC service coverage index: 83.00000000
Sources archived after the change (8)
WHO-derived UHC coverage is 83 for 2023 and official life expectancy reached 75.97 years in 2025.
WHO health-financing assessment describes high population coverage and strong public funding but flags financing sustainability, equity and provider-payment issues; WHO-linked data put out-of-pocket spending at 27.64% of current health expenditure in 2023.
WHO-derived UHC coverage is 83 for 2023 and official life expectancy reached 75.97 years in 2025.
Maternal mortality ratio: 10.80000000
Infant mortality rate: 5.84000000
Out-of-pocket health expenditure: 27.64000000
Life expectancy at birth: 75.97000000
UHC service coverage index: 83.00000000
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 34.00 | 34.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan has major grain and livestock-food capacity and relatively low child undernutrition compared with many countries. However, households spent 52% of cash expenditure on food in 2025, so strong production does not yet translate into low-friction nourishment access or a broad free-food layer.
Sources archived before (8)
National household statistics report food products at 52% of cash expenditure in 2025, showing that strong agricultural capacity does not remove the household money burden of nourishment.
FAO estimated 2025 cereal output at about 23 million tonnes, with wheat production about 20% above the five-year average and exports also forecast above average.
Per-capita beef consumption per month: 2.10000000
Children under 5 wasted: 5.00000000
Children under 5 stunted: 8.00000000
Food products share of household cash expenditure: 52.00000000
Wheat production: 18.00000000
Total cereal production: 23.00000000
Sources archived after the change (9)
FAO estimated 2025 cereal output at about 23 million tonnes, with wheat production about 20% above the five-year average and exports also forecast above average.
National household statistics report food products at 52% of cash expenditure in 2025, showing that strong agricultural capacity does not remove the household money burden of nourishment.
FAO estimated 2025 cereal output at about 23 million tonnes, with wheat production about 20% above the five-year average and exports also forecast above average.
Per-capita beef consumption per month: 2.10000000
Children under 5 wasted: 5.00000000
Children under 5 stunted: 8.00000000
Food products share of household cash expenditure: 52.00000000
Wheat production: 18.00000000
Total cereal production: 23.00000000
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 40.75 | 40.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Family formation remains active, with 115.9 thousand marriages and 335 thousand births in 2025. Family-support capacity is substantial but uneven, and UNICEF household data show a large preschool-access gap beneath high administrative enrollment figures.
Sources archived before (8)
Official 2025 data record 115.9 thousand marriages and 45.7 thousand divorces. These are period counts rather than a cohort divorce probability and are not treated as one.
UNICEF’s 2025 annual report says MICS 2024 found only 68.7% of children age 3–5 accessing preschool despite much higher official enrollment figures, with rural, low-income and disabled children least likely to access affordable quality preschool.
Kazakhstan recorded 115.9 thousand marriages and 335 thousand births in 2025, alongside positive natural population growth.
Children age 3-5 accessing preschool (MICS household measure): 68.70000000
Live births: 335.00000000
Registered divorces: 45.70000000
Registered marriages: 115.90000000
Kazakhstan: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. Article 2 of the Marriage and Family Code establishes the principle of a voluntary union of a man and a woman. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
Sources archived after the change (9)
Kazakhstan recorded 115.9 thousand marriages and 335 thousand births in 2025, alongside positive natural population growth.
Official 2025 data record 115.9 thousand marriages and 45.7 thousand divorces. These are period counts rather than a cohort divorce probability and are not treated as one.
UNICEF’s 2025 annual report says MICS 2024 found only 68.7% of children age 3–5 accessing preschool despite much higher official enrollment figures, with rural, low-income and disabled children least likely to access affordable quality preschool.
Kazakhstan recorded 115.9 thousand marriages and 335 thousand births in 2025, alongside positive natural population growth.
Children age 3-5 accessing preschool (MICS household measure): 68.70000000
Live births: 335.00000000
Registered divorces: 45.70000000
Registered marriages: 115.90000000
Kazakhstan: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. Article 2 of the Marriage and Family Code establishes the principle of a voluntary union of a man and a woman. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
Energy & Household Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 52.75 | 52.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Electricity access is effectively universal and Kazakhstan has very large domestic energy capacity. Household capability is therefore strong on basic electricity reach, while the system remains fossil-heavy and the modern renewable share reported for 2025 was 7%, leaving substantial transition and resilience work.
Sources archived before (7)
Renewable facilities generated 8.621 billion kWh in 2025, 7% of total electricity generation excluding large hydro under the national reporting convention.
World Bank reports 100% electricity access for 2023 and the Energy Ministry reports 123.1 billion kWh generated in 2025.
Population gasification planned level: 62.60000000
Renewable electricity generation: 8.62100000
Renewable electricity share excluding large hydro: 7.00000000
Electricity generation: 123.10000000
Population with access to electricity: 100.00000000
Sources archived after the change (8)
World Bank reports 100% electricity access for 2023 and the Energy Ministry reports 123.1 billion kWh generated in 2025.
Renewable facilities generated 8.621 billion kWh in 2025, 7% of total electricity generation excluding large hydro under the national reporting convention.
World Bank reports 100% electricity access for 2023 and the Energy Ministry reports 123.1 billion kWh generated in 2025.
Population gasification planned level: 62.60000000
Renewable electricity generation: 8.62100000
Renewable electricity share excluding large hydro: 7.00000000
Electricity generation: 123.10000000
Population with access to electricity: 100.00000000
Education & Human Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Education & Human Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 40.50 | 40.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
School attendance and completion are broad, but PISA 2022 shows large learning-quality gaps, especially in reading, so strong educational reach is tempered by weaker demonstrated capability outcomes.
Sources archived before (8)
OECD PISA 2022 found Kazakhstan below the OECD average in mathematics, reading and science; only 36% of students reached at least Level 2 in reading.
UNICEF’s 2024 MICS-based analysis reports net attendance of 90% in primary, 91% in lower secondary and 96% in upper secondary education.
Students reaching PISA Level 2 or higher in reading: 36.00000000
PISA reading mean score: 386.00000000
PISA mathematics mean score: 425.00000000
Upper-secondary net attendance rate: 96.00000000
Lower-secondary net attendance rate: 91.00000000
Primary-school net attendance rate: 90.00000000
Sources archived after the change (9)
UNICEF’s 2024 MICS-based analysis reports net attendance of 90% in primary, 91% in lower secondary and 96% in upper secondary education.
OECD PISA 2022 found Kazakhstan below the OECD average in mathematics, reading and science; only 36% of students reached at least Level 2 in reading.
UNICEF’s 2024 MICS-based analysis reports net attendance of 90% in primary, 91% in lower secondary and 96% in upper secondary education.
Students reaching PISA Level 2 or higher in reading: 36.00000000
PISA reading mean score: 386.00000000
PISA mathematics mean score: 425.00000000
Upper-secondary net attendance rate: 96.00000000
Lower-secondary net attendance rate: 91.00000000
Primary-school net attendance rate: 90.00000000
Durability, Repair & Material Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Durability, Repair & Material Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.50 | 32.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Collection, sorting and recycling infrastructure is expanding: 4.1 million tonnes of municipal waste were collected in 2025 and the reported recycling rate rose to 28.6%. Most material still does not return through recycling, so the score credits growing capacity without treating sorting or disposal as full circularity.
Sources archived before (6)
A 28.6% municipal recycling rate means the majority of the municipal waste stream still exits the recycling loop; the ministry’s 2030 target is 40%, showing the system is still in expansion rather than closed-loop maturity.
Kazakhstan collected 4.1 million tonnes of municipal waste in 2025, sorted 1.5 million tonnes, and the Ecology Ministry reports recycling rising from 25.8% in 2024 to 28.6% in 2025.
Organizations sorting, utilizing or disposing municipal waste: 278.00000000
Municipal waste recycling rate: 28.60000000
Municipal waste sorted: 1.50000000
Municipal waste collected: 4.10000000
Sources archived after the change (7)
Kazakhstan collected 4.1 million tonnes of municipal waste in 2025, sorted 1.5 million tonnes, and the Ecology Ministry reports recycling rising from 25.8% in 2024 to 28.6% in 2025.
A 28.6% municipal recycling rate means the majority of the municipal waste stream still exits the recycling loop; the ministry’s 2030 target is 40%, showing the system is still in expansion rather than closed-loop maturity.
Kazakhstan collected 4.1 million tonnes of municipal waste in 2025, sorted 1.5 million tonnes, and the Ecology Ministry reports recycling rising from 25.8% in 2024 to 28.6% in 2025.
Organizations sorting, utilizing or disposing municipal waste: 278.00000000
Municipal waste recycling rate: 28.60000000
Municipal waste sorted: 1.50000000
Municipal waste collected: 4.10000000
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate) changed from 3.29 to 1.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 3.29 | 1.75 |
| Food / 4 | — | 0.50 |
| Housing / Land / 4 | — | 0.00 |
| Healthcare / 4 | — | 1.25 |
| Transportation / 4 | — | 0.00 |
| Water / Energy / 4 | — | 0.00 |
Category point adjustment: -1.54 category points
Updated reasoning
- Food
- Government provides free hot meals for primary pupils and vulnerable students; this is meaningful institutional credit, not free household food.
- Housing / Land
- Housing support may be subsidised or preferential, but no national no-payment family-land or housing entitlement was substantiated in the reviewed evidence.
- Healthcare
- State-guaranteed medical services supply a defined benefit package but insurance and covered-service conditions prevent a universal 4-point no-charge finding.
- Transport
- Transport usually operates with fares, and no general no-fare travel guarantee is documented.
- Water / Energy
- Water and energy connections and support are distinct from a national no-payment entitlement; no such general route was demonstrated.
Earlier reasoning
Transitional proxy or benchmark; no invented five-part direct audit.
Sources archived after the change (11)
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-58.99 → -62.73
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #92 to #133 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#92 → #133National score-58.99 → -62.73
Countries that moved ahead of this country (41)
- North Macedonia #93 → #92; points -59.19 → -59.19
- Azerbaijan #94 → #93; points -59.27 → -59.27
- French Guiana #95 → #94; points -59.30 → -59.30
- Bosnia and Herzegovina #96 → #95; points -59.34 → -59.34
- Japan #97 → #96; points -59.37 → -59.37
- Antigua and Barbuda #98 → #97; points -59.42 → -59.42
- Georgia #99 → #98; points -59.46 → -59.46
- Anguilla #100 → #99; points -59.73 → -59.73
- India #101 → #100; points -59.89 → -59.89
- Trinidad and Tobago #102 → #101; points -60.05 → -60.05
- Samoa #103 → #102; points -60.15 → -60.15
- Guyana #104 → #103; points -60.30 → -60.30
- Dominican Republic #105 → #104; points -60.39 → -60.39
- Turks and Caicos Islands #106 → #105; points -60.39 → -60.39
- Fiji #107 → #106; points -60.41 → -60.41
- Brazil #108 → #107; points -60.50 → -60.50
- Sri Lanka #109 → #108; points -60.54 → -60.54
- Germany #110 → #109; points -60.57 → -60.57
- Belize #111 → #110; points -60.77 → -60.77
- Algeria #112 → #111; points -60.96 → -60.96
- Suriname #113 → #112; points -61.00 → -61.00
- British Virgin Islands #114 → #113; points -61.03 → -61.03
- Türkiye #115 → #114; points -61.08 → -61.08
- Moldova #116 → #115; points -61.09 → -61.09
- Philippines #117 → #116; points -61.20 → -61.20
- Finland #118 → #117; points -61.29 → -61.29
- Panama #119 → #118; points -61.39 → -61.39
- Bolivia #120 → #119; points -61.43 → -61.43
- Poland #121 → #120; points -61.60 → -61.60
- Sint Maarten #122 → #121; points -61.82 → -61.82
- Paraguay #123 → #122; points -61.88 → -61.88
- Peru #124 → #123; points -61.92 → -61.92
- Tunisia #125 → #124; points -61.97 → -61.97
- Mexico #126 → #125; points -61.98 → -61.98
- Taiwan #127 → #126; points -62.10 → -62.10
- Cabo Verde #128 → #127; points -62.15 → -62.15
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines #129 → #128; points -62.25 → -62.25
- Botswana #130 → #129; points -62.29 → -62.29
- China #131 → #130; points -62.31 → -62.31
- Qatar #132 → #131; points -62.59 → -62.59
- Malaysia #133 → #132; points -62.64 → -62.64
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #92 to #133 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#92 → #133National score-58.99 → -58.99
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (41)
- North Macedonia #93 → #92; points -59.19 → -59.19
- Azerbaijan #94 → #93; points -59.27 → -59.27
- French Guiana #95 → #94; points -59.30 → -59.30
- Bosnia and Herzegovina #96 → #95; points -59.34 → -59.34
- Japan #97 → #96; points -59.37 → -59.37
- Antigua and Barbuda #98 → #97; points -59.42 → -59.42
- Georgia #99 → #98; points -59.46 → -59.46
- Anguilla #100 → #99; points -59.73 → -59.73
- India #101 → #100; points -59.89 → -59.89
- Trinidad and Tobago #102 → #101; points -60.05 → -60.05
- Samoa #103 → #102; points -60.15 → -60.15
- Guyana #104 → #103; points -60.30 → -60.30
- Dominican Republic #105 → #104; points -60.39 → -60.39
- Turks and Caicos Islands #106 → #105; points -60.39 → -60.39
- Fiji #107 → #106; points -60.41 → -60.41
- Brazil #108 → #107; points -60.50 → -60.50
- Sri Lanka #109 → #108; points -60.54 → -60.54
- Germany #110 → #109; points -60.57 → -60.57
- Belize #111 → #110; points -60.77 → -60.77
- Algeria #112 → #111; points -60.96 → -60.96
- Suriname #113 → #112; points -61.00 → -61.00
- British Virgin Islands #114 → #113; points -61.03 → -61.03
- Türkiye #115 → #114; points -61.08 → -61.08
- Moldova #116 → #115; points -61.09 → -61.09
- Philippines #117 → #116; points -61.20 → -61.20
- Finland #118 → #117; points -61.29 → -61.29
- Panama #119 → #118; points -61.39 → -61.39
- Bolivia #120 → #119; points -61.43 → -61.43
- Poland #121 → #120; points -61.60 → -61.60
- Sint Maarten #122 → #121; points -61.82 → -61.82
- Paraguay #123 → #122; points -61.88 → -61.88
- Peru #124 → #123; points -61.92 → -61.92
- Tunisia #125 → #124; points -61.97 → -61.97
- Mexico #126 → #125; points -61.98 → -61.98
- Taiwan #127 → #126; points -62.10 → -62.10
- Cabo Verde #128 → #127; points -62.15 → -62.15
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines #129 → #128; points -62.25 → -62.25
- Botswana #130 → #129; points -62.29 → -62.29
- China #131 → #130; points -62.31 → -62.31
- Qatar #132 → #131; points -62.59 → -62.59
- Malaysia #133 → #132; points -62.64 → -62.64
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#133 → #132National score-58.99 → -62.73
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 1 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #133 to #132 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#133 → #132National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Finland #117 → #141; points -61.29 → -64.05
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#132 → #131National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 6 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #132 to #131 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#132 → #131National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Algeria #111 → #136; points -60.96 → -63.33
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#131 → #130National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 7 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #131 to #130 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#131 → #130National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Qatar #129 → #138; points -62.59 → -62.59
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#130 → #129National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 18 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #130 to #129 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#130 → #129National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Taiwan #123 → #140; points -62.10 → -62.10
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#129 → #121National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:03 GMT-0500; 1 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #129 to #121 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#129 → #121National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (8)
- Cabo Verde #123 → #122; points -62.15 → -62.84
- Turks and Caicos Islands #105 → #123; points -60.39 → -62.93
- Botswana #125 → #124; points -62.29 → -62.99
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines #124 → #125; points -62.25 → -63.27
- British Virgin Islands #112 → #128; points -61.03 → -63.64
- China #126 → #131; points -62.31 → -63.75
- Sint Maarten #118 → #133; points -61.82 → -63.99
- Malaysia #127 → #136; points -62.64 → -64.10
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #125 to #121 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#125 → #121National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (4)
- Turks and Caicos Islands #103 → #123; points -60.39 → -60.39
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines #121 → #125; points -62.25 → -63.27
- Sint Maarten #115 → #133; points -61.82 → -61.82
- Malaysia #123 → #136; points -62.64 → -64.10
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Rank#128 → #120National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#121 → #120National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #120 to #119 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#120 → #119National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #121 to #120 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#121 → #120National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#120 → #119National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #121 to #120 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#121 → #120National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #119 to #120 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#119 → #120National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #119 to #121 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#119 → #121National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#119 → #120National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500; 5 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#120 → #121National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500; 7 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#121 → #120National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#120 → #114National score-62.73 → -62.80
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Human Time & Burden Return changed from 36.75 to 34.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 36.75 | 34.50 |
| Base category score | 36.75 | 34.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | 100.00 | 80.00 |
| Return / Regeneration (15%) | 35.00 | 20.00 |
Category point adjustment: -2.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Method 3.1.4 Human Time: rail weights 25/35/25/15; first two baseline rails unchanged. Kazakhstan reports 39 hours of actual weekly main-job work per employed person in 2025 (41 for employees). Work at second jobs and household duties is not included in that figure. Source: https://stat.gov.kz/en/industries/labor-andincome/stat-empt-unempl/publications/480215/. Revised category result +34.5; documented hours do not measure all jobs and all unpaid work.
Earlier reasoning
Low unemployment, a high employment-to-population ratio and low NEET share show broad productive reach. The 39-hour actual workweek still consumes substantial waking time, so this category credits access and capacity without equating employment volume with time abundance.
Sources archived before (7)
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Youth neither in employment nor education/training: 5.80000000
Self-employed share of employed population: 22.80000000
Employment-to-population ratio age 15+: 64.30000000
Unemployment rate: 4.50000000
Actual hours worked per week per employed person: 39.00000000
Sources archived after the change (8)
Kazakhstan reports 39 hours of actual weekly main-job work per employed person in 2025 (41 for employees). Work at second jobs and household duties is not included in that figure.
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Youth neither in employment nor education/training: 5.80000000
Self-employed share of employed population: 22.80000000
Employment-to-population ratio age 15+: 64.30000000
Unemployment rate: 4.50000000
Actual hours worked per week per employed person: 39.00000000
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from 23.05 to 21.55. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 23.05 | 21.55 |
| Base category score | 23.05 | 21.55 |
| Research coverage (%) | 76.00 | 80.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | 36.00 | -5.00 |
Category point adjustment: -1.50 category points
Updated reasoning
Method 3.1.4 Footprint 25% useful help, 25% mutual benefit, 20% other harm/repair, 30% waste transfer (export 15%, import 15%). Retained historic rails 1–3. 2024 HS3915 export: 2024 plastic scrap exports were 20.638m kg, mainly to Russia and Uzbekistan. Import: 2024 plastic scrap imports were 264,163 kg, mainly from Russia.. Score +21.55. TBF normative judgment, not verified dumping. Importer and exporter are each separately weighted; do not deduct waste twice.
Earlier reasoning
2026-10-11: four explicitly sourced country-specific rails. The score +23.05 is TBF authored evaluation, not a source-published rating. Country-specific legal access, social reality and independently measured international impact are distinct. Source dates and research gaps remain recorded.
Sources archived before (14)
Kazakhstan's 2014 official aid law requires respect for partner priorities and accountability; implementing audits and individual damage repair need independent confirmation.
Kazakhstan's fossil-energy extraction and high per-person territorial CO2 are material overseas footprint concerns; cross-border harm attributable to each export remains unmeasured.
KazAID supports digitalisation, education and health in Central Asia and Afghanistan, though published aggregate spending is not recipient-level household evidence.
KazAID reports providing over USD 34 million in humanitarian aid and USD 183 million in development funding across more than 40 countries over five years.
Kazatomprom reports that uranium production from operations located in Kazakhstan and consolidated within the group represented approximately 39% of global uranium production in 2025. This demonstrates substantial cross-border resource contribution and dependency, while questions of mutuality, downstream benefit, environmental burden and repair require a wider ledger than the current pack supports.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
Global Carbon Budget data processed by Our World in Data record about 287 million tonnes of territorial fossil-fuel and industry CO2 in 2024, equal to 13.94 tonnes per person and about 0.74% of global annual CO2. These are material external-footprint signals, but they are retained as factual measurements rather than converted into a policy score.
Kazakhstan share of global uranium production: 39.00000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions per capita: 10.50000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions: 213.00000000
Share of global annual CO2 emissions: 0.74000000
Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 13.94000000
Territorial CO2 emissions: 287.00600000
Sources archived after the change (15)
Kazakhstan's 2014 official aid law requires respect for partner priorities and accountability; implementing audits and individual damage repair need independent confirmation.
Kazakhstan's fossil-energy extraction and high per-person territorial CO2 are material overseas footprint concerns; cross-border harm attributable to each export remains unmeasured.
KazAID supports digitalisation, education and health in Central Asia and Afghanistan, though published aggregate spending is not recipient-level household evidence.
KazAID reports providing over USD 34 million in humanitarian aid and USD 183 million in development funding across more than 40 countries over five years.
2024 plastic scrap imports were 264,163 kg, mainly from Russia.
Kazatomprom reports that uranium production from operations located in Kazakhstan and consolidated within the group represented approximately 39% of global uranium production in 2025. This demonstrates substantial cross-border resource contribution and dependency, while questions of mutuality, downstream benefit, environmental burden and repair require a wider ledger than the current pack supports.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
Global Carbon Budget data processed by Our World in Data record about 287 million tonnes of territorial fossil-fuel and industry CO2 in 2024, equal to 13.94 tonnes per person and about 0.74% of global annual CO2. These are material external-footprint signals, but they are retained as factual measurements rather than converted into a policy score.
Kazakhstan share of global uranium production: 39.00000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions per capita: 10.50000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions: 213.00000000
Share of global annual CO2 emissions: 0.74000000
Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 13.94000000
Territorial CO2 emissions: 287.00600000
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate) supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 1.75 | 1.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
- Food
- Government provides free hot meals for primary pupils and vulnerable students; this is meaningful institutional credit, not free household food.
- Healthcare
- State-guaranteed medical services supply a defined benefit package but insurance and covered-service conditions prevent a universal 4-point no-charge finding.
- Housing / Land
- Housing support may be subsidised or preferential, but no national no-payment family-land or housing entitlement was substantiated in the reviewed evidence.
- Transport
- Transport usually operates with fares, and no general no-fare travel guarantee is documented.
- Water / Energy
- Water and energy connections and support are distinct from a national no-payment entitlement; no such general route was demonstrated.
Earlier reasoning
- Food
- Government provides free hot meals for primary pupils and vulnerable students; this is meaningful institutional credit, not free household food.
- Housing / Land
- Housing support may be subsidised or preferential, but no national no-payment family-land or housing entitlement was substantiated in the reviewed evidence.
- Healthcare
- State-guaranteed medical services supply a defined benefit package but insurance and covered-service conditions prevent a universal 4-point no-charge finding.
- Transport
- Transport usually operates with fares, and no general no-fare travel guarantee is documented.
- Water / Energy
- Water and energy connections and support are distinct from a national no-payment entitlement; no such general route was demonstrated.
Sources archived before (11)
Sources archived after the change (11)
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-62.73 → -62.80
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #120 to #114 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#120 → #114National score-62.73 → -62.80
Countries that fell below this country (6)
- Cabo Verde #114 → #115; points -62.84 → -62.84
- Turks and Caicos Islands #115 → #116; points -62.93 → -62.93
- Rwanda #116 → #117; points -63.05 → -63.05
- Belarus #117 → #118; points -63.08 → -63.08
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines #118 → #119; points -63.27 → -63.27
- British Virgin Islands #119 → #120; points -63.64 → -63.64
Every recorded change
Each archived event is preserved. Category details and sources begin from the first detailed country snapshot; older records remain visible without invented comparisons.
Human Time & Burden Return changed from 36.75 to 34.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 36.75 | 34.50 |
| Base category score | 36.75 | 34.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | 100.00 | 80.00 |
| Return / Regeneration (15%) | 35.00 | 20.00 |
Category point adjustment: -2.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Method 3.1.4 Human Time: rail weights 25/35/25/15; first two baseline rails unchanged. Kazakhstan reports 39 hours of actual weekly main-job work per employed person in 2025 (41 for employees). Work at second jobs and household duties is not included in that figure. Source: https://stat.gov.kz/en/industries/labor-andincome/stat-empt-unempl/publications/480215/. Revised category result +34.5; documented hours do not measure all jobs and all unpaid work.
Earlier reasoning
Low unemployment, a high employment-to-population ratio and low NEET share show broad productive reach. The 39-hour actual workweek still consumes substantial waking time, so this category credits access and capacity without equating employment volume with time abundance.
Sources archived before (7)
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Youth neither in employment nor education/training: 5.80000000
Self-employed share of employed population: 22.80000000
Employment-to-population ratio age 15+: 64.30000000
Unemployment rate: 4.50000000
Actual hours worked per week per employed person: 39.00000000
Sources archived after the change (8)
Kazakhstan reports 39 hours of actual weekly main-job work per employed person in 2025 (41 for employees). Work at second jobs and household duties is not included in that figure.
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Youth neither in employment nor education/training: 5.80000000
Self-employed share of employed population: 22.80000000
Employment-to-population ratio age 15+: 64.30000000
Unemployment rate: 4.50000000
Actual hours worked per week per employed person: 39.00000000
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from 23.05 to 21.55. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 23.05 | 21.55 |
| Base category score | 23.05 | 21.55 |
| Research coverage (%) | 76.00 | 80.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | 36.00 | -5.00 |
Category point adjustment: -1.50 category points
Updated reasoning
Method 3.1.4 Footprint 25% useful help, 25% mutual benefit, 20% other harm/repair, 30% waste transfer (export 15%, import 15%). Retained historic rails 1–3. 2024 HS3915 export: 2024 plastic scrap exports were 20.638m kg, mainly to Russia and Uzbekistan. Import: 2024 plastic scrap imports were 264,163 kg, mainly from Russia.. Score +21.55. TBF normative judgment, not verified dumping. Importer and exporter are each separately weighted; do not deduct waste twice.
Earlier reasoning
2026-10-11: four explicitly sourced country-specific rails. The score +23.05 is TBF authored evaluation, not a source-published rating. Country-specific legal access, social reality and independently measured international impact are distinct. Source dates and research gaps remain recorded.
Sources archived before (14)
Kazakhstan's 2014 official aid law requires respect for partner priorities and accountability; implementing audits and individual damage repair need independent confirmation.
Kazakhstan's fossil-energy extraction and high per-person territorial CO2 are material overseas footprint concerns; cross-border harm attributable to each export remains unmeasured.
KazAID supports digitalisation, education and health in Central Asia and Afghanistan, though published aggregate spending is not recipient-level household evidence.
KazAID reports providing over USD 34 million in humanitarian aid and USD 183 million in development funding across more than 40 countries over five years.
Kazatomprom reports that uranium production from operations located in Kazakhstan and consolidated within the group represented approximately 39% of global uranium production in 2025. This demonstrates substantial cross-border resource contribution and dependency, while questions of mutuality, downstream benefit, environmental burden and repair require a wider ledger than the current pack supports.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
Global Carbon Budget data processed by Our World in Data record about 287 million tonnes of territorial fossil-fuel and industry CO2 in 2024, equal to 13.94 tonnes per person and about 0.74% of global annual CO2. These are material external-footprint signals, but they are retained as factual measurements rather than converted into a policy score.
Kazakhstan share of global uranium production: 39.00000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions per capita: 10.50000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions: 213.00000000
Share of global annual CO2 emissions: 0.74000000
Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 13.94000000
Territorial CO2 emissions: 287.00600000
Sources archived after the change (15)
Kazakhstan's 2014 official aid law requires respect for partner priorities and accountability; implementing audits and individual damage repair need independent confirmation.
Kazakhstan's fossil-energy extraction and high per-person territorial CO2 are material overseas footprint concerns; cross-border harm attributable to each export remains unmeasured.
KazAID supports digitalisation, education and health in Central Asia and Afghanistan, though published aggregate spending is not recipient-level household evidence.
KazAID reports providing over USD 34 million in humanitarian aid and USD 183 million in development funding across more than 40 countries over five years.
2024 plastic scrap imports were 264,163 kg, mainly from Russia.
Kazatomprom reports that uranium production from operations located in Kazakhstan and consolidated within the group represented approximately 39% of global uranium production in 2025. This demonstrates substantial cross-border resource contribution and dependency, while questions of mutuality, downstream benefit, environmental burden and repair require a wider ledger than the current pack supports.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
Global Carbon Budget data processed by Our World in Data record about 287 million tonnes of territorial fossil-fuel and industry CO2 in 2024, equal to 13.94 tonnes per person and about 0.74% of global annual CO2. These are material external-footprint signals, but they are retained as factual measurements rather than converted into a policy score.
Kazakhstan share of global uranium production: 39.00000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions per capita: 10.50000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions: 213.00000000
Share of global annual CO2 emissions: 0.74000000
Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 13.94000000
Territorial CO2 emissions: 287.00600000
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate) supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 1.75 | 1.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
- Food
- Government provides free hot meals for primary pupils and vulnerable students; this is meaningful institutional credit, not free household food.
- Healthcare
- State-guaranteed medical services supply a defined benefit package but insurance and covered-service conditions prevent a universal 4-point no-charge finding.
- Housing / Land
- Housing support may be subsidised or preferential, but no national no-payment family-land or housing entitlement was substantiated in the reviewed evidence.
- Transport
- Transport usually operates with fares, and no general no-fare travel guarantee is documented.
- Water / Energy
- Water and energy connections and support are distinct from a national no-payment entitlement; no such general route was demonstrated.
Earlier reasoning
- Food
- Government provides free hot meals for primary pupils and vulnerable students; this is meaningful institutional credit, not free household food.
- Housing / Land
- Housing support may be subsidised or preferential, but no national no-payment family-land or housing entitlement was substantiated in the reviewed evidence.
- Healthcare
- State-guaranteed medical services supply a defined benefit package but insurance and covered-service conditions prevent a universal 4-point no-charge finding.
- Transport
- Transport usually operates with fares, and no general no-fare travel guarantee is documented.
- Water / Energy
- Water and energy connections and support are distinct from a national no-payment entitlement; no such general route was demonstrated.
Sources archived before (11)
Sources archived after the change (11)
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-62.73 → -62.80
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #120 to #114 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#120 → #114National score-62.73 → -62.80
Countries that fell below this country (6)
- Cabo Verde #114 → #115; points -62.84 → -62.84
- Turks and Caicos Islands #115 → #116; points -62.93 → -62.93
- Rwanda #116 → #117; points -63.05 → -63.05
- Belarus #117 → #118; points -63.08 → -63.08
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines #118 → #119; points -63.27 → -63.27
- British Virgin Islands #119 → #120; points -63.64 → -63.64
GDP cohort five 39-49 (Nigeria already done) scored under method v3.1.4: exporter + importer each contribute 15% to Footprint; archived rails 1-3 are retained with their original provenance with provenance. Human Time counts second jobs, after-hours and home care. Historic category and national score/rank snapshots are append-only; trade is not equated to toxic dumping.
National points: -62.73 → -62.80; Rank: #120 → —
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 23.05 | 21.55 |
| Base category score | 23.05 | 21.55 |
| Research coverage (%) | 76.00 | 80.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | 36.00 | -5.00 |
Category point adjustment: -1.50 category points
Updated reasoning
Method 3.1.4 Footprint 25% useful help, 25% mutual benefit, 20% other harm/repair, 30% waste transfer (export 15%, import 15%). Retained historic rails 1–3. 2024 HS3915 export: 2024 plastic scrap exports were 20.638m kg, mainly to Russia and Uzbekistan. Import: 2024 plastic scrap imports were 264,163 kg, mainly from Russia.. Score +21.55. TBF normative judgment, not verified dumping. Importer and exporter are each separately weighted; do not deduct waste twice.
Earlier reasoning
2026-10-11: four explicitly sourced country-specific rails. The score +23.05 is TBF authored evaluation, not a source-published rating. Country-specific legal access, social reality and independently measured international impact are distinct. Source dates and research gaps remain recorded.
Sources archived before (14)
Kazakhstan's 2014 official aid law requires respect for partner priorities and accountability; implementing audits and individual damage repair need independent confirmation.
Kazakhstan's fossil-energy extraction and high per-person territorial CO2 are material overseas footprint concerns; cross-border harm attributable to each export remains unmeasured.
KazAID supports digitalisation, education and health in Central Asia and Afghanistan, though published aggregate spending is not recipient-level household evidence.
KazAID reports providing over USD 34 million in humanitarian aid and USD 183 million in development funding across more than 40 countries over five years.
Kazatomprom reports that uranium production from operations located in Kazakhstan and consolidated within the group represented approximately 39% of global uranium production in 2025. This demonstrates substantial cross-border resource contribution and dependency, while questions of mutuality, downstream benefit, environmental burden and repair require a wider ledger than the current pack supports.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
Global Carbon Budget data processed by Our World in Data record about 287 million tonnes of territorial fossil-fuel and industry CO2 in 2024, equal to 13.94 tonnes per person and about 0.74% of global annual CO2. These are material external-footprint signals, but they are retained as factual measurements rather than converted into a policy score.
Kazakhstan share of global uranium production: 39.00000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions per capita: 10.50000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions: 213.00000000
Share of global annual CO2 emissions: 0.74000000
Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 13.94000000
Territorial CO2 emissions: 287.00600000
Sources archived after the change (15)
Kazakhstan's 2014 official aid law requires respect for partner priorities and accountability; implementing audits and individual damage repair need independent confirmation.
Kazakhstan's fossil-energy extraction and high per-person territorial CO2 are material overseas footprint concerns; cross-border harm attributable to each export remains unmeasured.
KazAID supports digitalisation, education and health in Central Asia and Afghanistan, though published aggregate spending is not recipient-level household evidence.
KazAID reports providing over USD 34 million in humanitarian aid and USD 183 million in development funding across more than 40 countries over five years.
2024 plastic scrap imports were 264,163 kg, mainly from Russia.
Kazatomprom reports that uranium production from operations located in Kazakhstan and consolidated within the group represented approximately 39% of global uranium production in 2025. This demonstrates substantial cross-border resource contribution and dependency, while questions of mutuality, downstream benefit, environmental burden and repair require a wider ledger than the current pack supports.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
Global Carbon Budget data processed by Our World in Data record about 287 million tonnes of territorial fossil-fuel and industry CO2 in 2024, equal to 13.94 tonnes per person and about 0.74% of global annual CO2. These are material external-footprint signals, but they are retained as factual measurements rather than converted into a policy score.
Kazakhstan share of global uranium production: 39.00000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions per capita: 10.50000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions: 213.00000000
Share of global annual CO2 emissions: 0.74000000
Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 13.94000000
Territorial CO2 emissions: 287.00600000
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 36.75 | 34.50 |
| Base category score | 36.75 | 34.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | 100.00 | 80.00 |
| Return / Regeneration (15%) | 35.00 | 20.00 |
Category point adjustment: -2.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Method 3.1.4 Human Time: rail weights 25/35/25/15; first two baseline rails unchanged. Kazakhstan reports 39 hours of actual weekly main-job work per employed person in 2025 (41 for employees). Work at second jobs and household duties is not included in that figure. Source: https://stat.gov.kz/en/industries/labor-andincome/stat-empt-unempl/publications/480215/. Revised category result +34.5; documented hours do not measure all jobs and all unpaid work.
Earlier reasoning
Low unemployment, a high employment-to-population ratio and low NEET share show broad productive reach. The 39-hour actual workweek still consumes substantial waking time, so this category credits access and capacity without equating employment volume with time abundance.
Sources archived before (7)
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Youth neither in employment nor education/training: 5.80000000
Self-employed share of employed population: 22.80000000
Employment-to-population ratio age 15+: 64.30000000
Unemployment rate: 4.50000000
Actual hours worked per week per employed person: 39.00000000
Sources archived after the change (8)
Kazakhstan reports 39 hours of actual weekly main-job work per employed person in 2025 (41 for employees). Work at second jobs and household duties is not included in that figure.
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Kazakhstan combines low headline unemployment with an average 39 actual hours at the main job. The evidence supports meaningful productive access without treating employment itself as returned family time.
Youth neither in employment nor education/training: 5.80000000
Self-employed share of employed population: 22.80000000
Employment-to-population ratio age 15+: 64.30000000
Unemployment rate: 4.50000000
Actual hours worked per week per employed person: 39.00000000
Sources archived with this rescan (25)
Kazakhstan reports 39 hours of actual weekly main-job work per employed person in 2025 (41 for employees). Work at second jobs and household duties is not included in that figure.
Kazakhstan reports 39 hours of actual weekly main-job work per employed person in 2025 (41 for employees). Work at second jobs and household duties is not included in that figure.
Previous authored rail 1 score +68.00 retained. Earlier analysis: KazAID reports providing over USD 34 million in humanitarian aid and USD 183 million in development funding across more than 40 countries over five years.
Previous authored rail 2 score +53.00 retained. Earlier analysis: KazAID supports digitalisation, education and health in Central Asia and Afghanistan, though published aggregate spending is not recipient-level household evidence.
Previous authored rail 3 score -36.00 retained. Earlier analysis: Kazakhstan's fossil-energy extraction and high per-person territorial CO2 are material overseas footprint concerns; cross-border harm attributable to each export remains unmeasured.
2024 plastic scrap exports were 20.638m kg, mainly to Russia and Uzbekistan.
2024 plastic scrap imports were 264,163 kg, mainly from Russia.
Exporter -25 and importer +15, each weighted 15% of International Footprint. Combined fourth rail -5.0. This is TBF transfer-pressure judgment, not proof of illegal disposal.
National housing water connection is very high, but rural sewerage, central heating, central hot water and bath/shower equipment remain far below urban levels.
FAO estimated 2025 cereal output at about 23 million tonnes, with wheat production about 20% above the five-year average and exports also forecast above average.
UNICEF reports 89% safely managed drinking-water access in 2022 and 98% basic sanitation, while 2024 MICS shows only 55% of the poorest households had water piped into the dwelling and annual sufficient-water availability was 85.5%.
World Bank reports 100% electricity access for 2023 and the Energy Ministry reports 123.1 billion kWh generated in 2025.
WHO-derived UHC coverage is 83 for 2023 and official life expectancy reached 75.97 years in 2025.
UNICEF’s 2024 MICS-based analysis reports net attendance of 90% in primary, 91% in lower secondary and 96% in upper secondary education.
Official statistics report 1.943 billion passenger trips in 2025 and 88.9 billion passenger-km, both above 2024.
Kazakhstan recorded 115.9 thousand marriages and 335 thousand births in 2025, alongside positive natural population growth.
Kazakhstan covers about 272.5 million hectares and agricultural land was reported at about 117.1 million hectares in 2024, creating substantial physical room for food, settlement and ecological systems.
World Happiness Report 2026 places Kazakhstan 33rd with a 2025 life evaluation of 6.633/10.
UNDP reports approximately 75% of Kazakhstan’s agricultural soils affected by degradation and a 17% decline in potential soil fertility, citing the State Institute for Land Surveying.
The 2025 World Justice Project score for Kazakhstan was 0.54, ranking 66th of 143 countries and 5th of 15 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Kazakhstan collected 4.1 million tonnes of municipal waste in 2025, sorted 1.5 million tonnes, and the Ecology Ministry reports recycling rising from 25.8% in 2024 to 28.6% in 2025.
Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry lists visa-free stays for many ordinary-passport nationalities, with length depending on country and other visitors requiring visas.
UNHCR reports recognized refugees, asylum seekers and refugee-like groups, whose secure legal status differs by category.
UNHCR reported 278 recognized refugees and 206 asylum seekers as at 30 June 2026, and records protection-registration challenges for some long-resident people.
UNHCR's 2025 results report describes some forced returns and registration barriers; visitor convenience alone cannot guarantee asylum or family security.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #121 to #120 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#121 → #120National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Chile Previously #55; no longer ranked in this snapshot; points -57.18 → -57.18
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #120 to #121 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#120 → #121National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #121 to #120 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#121 → #120National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #119 to #120 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#119 → #120National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #119 to #121 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#119 → #121National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #120 to #119 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#120 → #119National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #121 to #120 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#121 → #120National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #129 to #121 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#129 → #121National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (8)
- Cabo Verde #123 → #122; points -62.15 → -62.84
- Turks and Caicos Islands #105 → #123; points -60.39 → -62.93
- Botswana #125 → #124; points -62.29 → -62.99
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines #124 → #125; points -62.25 → -63.27
- British Virgin Islands #112 → #128; points -61.03 → -63.64
- China #126 → #131; points -62.31 → -63.75
- Sint Maarten #118 → #133; points -61.82 → -63.99
- Malaysia #127 → #136; points -62.64 → -64.10
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #125 to #121 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#125 → #121National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (4)
- Turks and Caicos Islands #103 → #123; points -60.39 → -60.39
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines #121 → #125; points -62.25 → -63.27
- Sint Maarten #115 → #133; points -61.82 → -61.82
- Malaysia #123 → #136; points -62.64 → -64.10
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Rank#128 → #120National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #129 to #125 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#129 → #125National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (4)
- Cabo Verde #123 → #126; points -62.15 → -62.15
- Botswana #125 → #128; points -62.29 → -62.29
- British Virgin Islands #112 → #134; points -61.03 → -61.03
- China #126 → #136; points -62.31 → -62.31
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #130 to #129 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#130 → #129National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Taiwan #123 → #140; points -62.10 → -64.04
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #130 to #129 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#130 → #129National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Taiwan #123 → #140; points -62.10 → -64.04
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #130 to #129 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#130 → #129National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Taiwan #123 → #140; points -62.10 → -62.10
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #131 to #130 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#131 → #130National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Qatar #129 → #138; points -62.59 → -62.59
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #132 to #131 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#132 → #131National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Algeria #111 → #136; points -60.96 → -63.33
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #133 to #132 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#133 → #132National score-62.73 → -62.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Finland #117 → #141; points -61.29 → -64.05
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from pending to 32.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 32.50 |
| Base category score | — | 32.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 76.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | — | 70.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | — | 30.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | — | 20.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | — | 5.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-11: four explicitly sourced country-specific rails. The score +32.50 is TBF authored evaluation, not a source-published rating. Country-specific legal access, social reality and independently measured international impact are distinct. Source dates and research gaps remain recorded.
Sources archived after the change (11)
UNHCR's 2025 results report describes some forced returns and registration barriers; visitor convenience alone cannot guarantee asylum or family security.
UNHCR reported 278 recognized refugees and 206 asylum seekers as at 30 June 2026, and records protection-registration challenges for some long-resident people.
UNHCR reports recognized refugees, asylum seekers and refugee-like groups, whose secure legal status differs by category.
Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry lists visa-free stays for many ordinary-passport nationalities, with length depending on country and other visitors requiring visas.
UNHCR’s 2025 results report notes limited progress on legal status for some long-resident mandate refugees and says migration-control measures affected people awaiting registration, including forced returns.
UNHCR reports 278 refugees and 206 asylum-seekers in Kazakhstan at 30 June 2026, along with larger refugee-like and other international-protection populations. Kazakhstan has national asylum procedures under its refugee law.
The Foreign Ministry’s current visa table shows many ordinary-passport holders can enter visa-free for 14, 30, 60 or 90 days, while many other nationalities still require visas. Short-stay access is not treated as settlement or belonging.
Other people in need of international protection: 62338.00000000
People in refugee-like situations: 5269.00000000
Asylum-seekers hosted: 206.00000000
Refugees hosted: 278.00000000
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from pending to 23.05. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 23.05 |
| Base category score | — | 23.05 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 76.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Positive Contribution (25%) | — | 68.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | — | 53.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | — | -36.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | — | 36.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-11: four explicitly sourced country-specific rails. The score +23.05 is TBF authored evaluation, not a source-published rating. Country-specific legal access, social reality and independently measured international impact are distinct. Source dates and research gaps remain recorded.
Sources archived after the change (14)
Kazakhstan's 2014 official aid law requires respect for partner priorities and accountability; implementing audits and individual damage repair need independent confirmation.
Kazakhstan's fossil-energy extraction and high per-person territorial CO2 are material overseas footprint concerns; cross-border harm attributable to each export remains unmeasured.
KazAID supports digitalisation, education and health in Central Asia and Afghanistan, though published aggregate spending is not recipient-level household evidence.
KazAID reports providing over USD 34 million in humanitarian aid and USD 183 million in development funding across more than 40 countries over five years.
Kazatomprom reports that uranium production from operations located in Kazakhstan and consolidated within the group represented approximately 39% of global uranium production in 2025. This demonstrates substantial cross-border resource contribution and dependency, while questions of mutuality, downstream benefit, environmental burden and repair require a wider ledger than the current pack supports.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
The current public datasets give 213 million tonnes of consumption-based CO2 in 2023 and about 287 million tonnes of territorial CO2 in 2024. Because the accounting years differ, the pack does not subtract them or claim a precise net-exported carbon amount.
Global Carbon Budget data processed by Our World in Data record about 287 million tonnes of territorial fossil-fuel and industry CO2 in 2024, equal to 13.94 tonnes per person and about 0.74% of global annual CO2. These are material external-footprint signals, but they are retained as factual measurements rather than converted into a policy score.
Kazakhstan share of global uranium production: 39.00000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions per capita: 10.50000000
Consumption-based CO2 emissions: 213.00000000
Share of global annual CO2 emissions: 0.74000000
Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 13.94000000
Territorial CO2 emissions: 287.00600000
Water & Sanitation Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 42.25 | 42.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan has high water and sanitation reach, including 89% safely managed drinking water and 98% basic sanitation in the cited national evidence. Reliability, remote infrastructure and wealth gaps remain material: only 55% of the poorest households had water piped into the dwelling and sufficient-water availability across the prior year was 85.5%.
Sources archived before (6)
UNICEF reports 89% safely managed drinking-water access in 2022 and 98% basic sanitation, while 2024 MICS shows only 55% of the poorest households had water piped into the dwelling and annual sufficient-water availability was 85.5%.
Poorest households with water piped into dwelling: 55.00000000
Households with basic sanitation: 98.00000000
Household members with sufficient drinking water in last 12 months: 85.50000000
Household members with sufficient drinking water in last month: 90.50000000
Households using safely managed drinking water: 89.00000000
Sources archived after the change (7)
UNICEF reports 89% safely managed drinking-water access in 2022 and 98% basic sanitation, while 2024 MICS shows only 55% of the poorest households had water piped into the dwelling and annual sufficient-water availability was 85.5%.
UNICEF reports 89% safely managed drinking-water access in 2022 and 98% basic sanitation, while 2024 MICS shows only 55% of the poorest households had water piped into the dwelling and annual sufficient-water availability was 85.5%.
Poorest households with water piped into dwelling: 55.00000000
Households with basic sanitation: 98.00000000
Household members with sufficient drinking water in last 12 months: 85.50000000
Household members with sufficient drinking water in last month: 90.50000000
Households using safely managed drinking water: 89.00000000
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 43.25 | 43.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan combines large protected landscapes with a comparatively strong 2025 life evaluation of 6.633/10. The score retains mental-health loss and uneven lived wellbeing as real frictions rather than treating natural beauty or survey satisfaction as universal peace.
Sources archived before (7)
The national SDG report records a suicide mortality rate of 7.21 per 100,000 in 2024, with substantial sex and rural-urban differences.
Kazakhstan reported 30.9 million hectares of specially protected natural areas at 1 January 2025, equal to 11.37% of national territory.
World Happiness Report 2026 places Kazakhstan 33rd with a 2025 life evaluation of 6.633/10.
Suicide mortality rate: 7.21000000
Protected natural areas: 11.37000000
World Happiness Report rank: 33.00000000
World Happiness Report life evaluation: 6.63300000
Sources archived after the change (8)
World Happiness Report 2026 places Kazakhstan 33rd with a 2025 life evaluation of 6.633/10.
The national SDG report records a suicide mortality rate of 7.21 per 100,000 in 2024, with substantial sex and rural-urban differences.
Kazakhstan reported 30.9 million hectares of specially protected natural areas at 1 January 2025, equal to 11.37% of national territory.
World Happiness Report 2026 places Kazakhstan 33rd with a 2025 life evaluation of 6.633/10.
Suicide mortality rate: 7.21000000
Protected natural areas: 11.37000000
World Happiness Report rank: 33.00000000
World Happiness Report life evaluation: 6.63300000
Mobility & Reachability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Mobility & Reachability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 38.00 | 38.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan moves very large passenger volumes across an extensive national transport system, but road safety imposes a serious human cost: 2,330 people died in injury/death crashes in 2025.
Sources archived before (6)
The Ministry of Internal Affairs recorded 34,146 injury/death road crashes in 2025, with 2,330 people killed and 49,220 injured.
Official statistics report 1.943 billion passenger trips in 2025 and 88.9 billion passenger-km, both above 2024.
Road-traffic deaths: 2330.00000000
Road crashes causing death or injury: 34146.00000000
Passenger turnover: 88.90000000
Passengers transported by all modes: 1942.80000000
Sources archived after the change (7)
Official statistics report 1.943 billion passenger trips in 2025 and 88.9 billion passenger-km, both above 2024.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs recorded 34,146 injury/death road crashes in 2025, with 2,330 people killed and 49,220 injured.
Official statistics report 1.943 billion passenger trips in 2025 and 88.9 billion passenger-km, both above 2024.
Road-traffic deaths: 2330.00000000
Road crashes causing death or injury: 34146.00000000
Passenger turnover: 88.90000000
Passengers transported by all modes: 1942.80000000
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 27.50 | 27.50 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan has large protected and regenerating forest systems, but ecological resilience is constrained by severe land degradation: UNDP reports about 75% of agricultural soils affected and a 17% decline in potential soil fertility. Protection and restoration commitments earn return credit without being treated as completed recovery.
Sources archived before (7)
Protected areas cover 11.37% of territory; forest resource area reached 13.9 million hectares at end-2024 and was 10.1% above 2014. Kazakhstan has also committed to restoring more than four million hectares of degraded land.
UNDP reports approximately 75% of Kazakhstan’s agricultural soils affected by degradation and a 17% decline in potential soil fertility, citing the State Institute for Land Surveying.
Protected natural areas: 11.37000000
Potential soil fertility decline: 17.00000000
Agricultural soils affected by degradation: 75.00000000
Forest resource area: 13.89870000
Forest-covered land: 5.10000000
Sources archived after the change (8)
UNDP reports approximately 75% of Kazakhstan’s agricultural soils affected by degradation and a 17% decline in potential soil fertility, citing the State Institute for Land Surveying.
Protected areas cover 11.37% of territory; forest resource area reached 13.9 million hectares at end-2024 and was 10.1% above 2014. Kazakhstan has also committed to restoring more than four million hectares of degraded land.
UNDP reports approximately 75% of Kazakhstan’s agricultural soils affected by degradation and a 17% decline in potential soil fertility, citing the State Institute for Land Surveying.
Protected natural areas: 11.37000000
Potential soil fertility decline: 17.00000000
Agricultural soils affected by degradation: 75.00000000
Forest resource area: 13.89870000
Forest-covered land: 5.10000000
Land Access & Spatial Freedom supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Land Access & Spatial Freedom
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.00 | 32.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Kazakhstan has exceptional physical land capacity and a very low-density national spatial base. Practical productive-ground access is still mediated through state allocation, lease, purchase and land-use rules, so physical room is much more abundant than friction-free personal access.
Sources archived before (5)
Kazakhstan recognizes private and state land rights, but current agricultural land access operates through regulated land-use rights and paid ownership/lease mechanisms rather than a universal free productive-ground entitlement.
Kazakhstan covers about 272.5 million hectares and agricultural land was reported at about 117.1 million hectares in 2024, creating substantial physical room for food, settlement and ecological systems.
Sown agricultural area: 23.60000000
Agricultural land area: 117.10000000
Total land area: 272.50000000
Sources archived after the change (6)
Kazakhstan covers about 272.5 million hectares and agricultural land was reported at about 117.1 million hectares in 2024, creating substantial physical room for food, settlement and ecological systems.
Kazakhstan recognizes private and state land rights, but current agricultural land access operates through regulated land-use rights and paid ownership/lease mechanisms rather than a universal free productive-ground entitlement.
Kazakhstan covers about 272.5 million hectares and agricultural land was reported at about 117.1 million hectares in 2024, creating substantial physical room for food, settlement and ecological systems.
Sown agricultural area: 23.60000000
Agricultural land area: 117.10000000
Total land area: 272.50000000
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