Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 38/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 39.3/100 #141
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.259
- HDI
- 0.837
- Regional blocs
- EEU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Kazakhstan | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | Oljas Bektenov |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 2.6/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 12.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.4% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 38 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.259
- Liberal
- 0.131
- Participatory
- 0.107
- Deliberative
- 0.185
- Egalitarian
- 0.204
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 39.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #141 / 180
- Rank change
- +1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- EEAC
- Political #144
- 29.2
- Economic #136
- 33.2
- Legal #152
- 36.3
- Social #131
- 46.1
- Safety #118
- 51.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.3 | 141 | 29.2 | 33.2 | 36.3 | 46.1 | 51.9 |
| 2024 | 41.1 | 142 | 30.3 | 35.4 | 37.9 | 50.9 | 51.0 |
| 2023 | 45.9 | 134 | 44.1 | 36.0 | 44.3 | 59.4 | 45.5 |
| 2022 | 48.3 | 122 | 43.5 | 29.8 | 51.9 | 52.3 | 63.9 |
| 2021 | 49.7 | 155 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2020 | 45.9 | 157 | - | - | - | - | 58.3 |
| 2019 | 47.2 | 158 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 45.6 | 158 | - | - | - | - | 67.0 |
| 2017 | 46.0 | 157 | - | - | - | - | 55.8 |
| 2016 | 45.5 | 160 | - | - | - | - | 36.9 |
| 2015 | 46.5 | 160 | - | - | - | - | 58.9 |
| 2014 | 45.1 | 161 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 44.9 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 77.5 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 68.5 | 162 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 49.7 | 142 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 35.3 | 125 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 41.6 | 125 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 41.0 | 128 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 36.2 | 119 | - | - | - | - | - |