Kazakhstan Ranks 66th in 2026 Prosperity Index, Beating Russia and 4 Central Asian Neighbors
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Updated · qazinform.com · Aug 5
Kazakhstan Ranks 66th in 2026 Prosperity Index, Beating Russia and 4 Central Asian Neighbors
3 articles · Updated · qazinform.com · Aug 5
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Kazakhstan placed 66th out of 161 countries in the 2026 Legatum Prosperity Index, the highest ranking in Central Asia and ahead of Russia's 103rd place.
The result came under a revised methodology that weighs balanced performance across development, freedom and society more heavily than standout strengths in a single area.
Kazakhstan ranked 52nd in Development, 45th in Society and 47th in Integrity of Society, with stronger showings in Education at 32nd and Integrity of Families at 30th.
Within the region, it finished ahead of Kyrgyzstan at 87th, Uzbekistan at 94th, Tajikistan at 129th and Turkmenistan at 150th.
Switzerland topped the 2026 index, which covers 161 countries, 98% of the world's population and draws on more than 615,000 data points from 35 sources.