Kazakhstan entered the top 50 countries in terms of population and business opportunities.
Kazakhstan took 53rd place overall in the prestigious World Ranking of the Best Countries 2026, ahead of Uzbekistan, which ranked 76th. The study was prepared by the American publication USA News & World Report in collaboration with the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
The results and main indicators of Kazakhstan in the ranking:.
The best result in the country is 44th place (53.9 points). Experts named social protection (94.1 points), personal income taxation (80.2 points) and educational achievements (71.8 points with an average education duration of 12.5 years) as strengths.
The availability of medicines, the supply of doctors (3.8 specialists per thousand inhabitants) and life expectancy (74.4 years) were taken into account.
Basic sanitation is available to 97.9% of the population, and the average broadband internet speed is 88.1 Mbps.
In 2026, the compilers moved away from the usual public opinion polls, evaluating 100 countries based on hard statistics from more than 30 international organizations (World Bank, UN, ILO).