Is Kazakhstan safe in 2026?
Kazakhstan scores 79.6/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political instability, economy, internet freedom. The score has been stable for 13 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 78.8/100).
79.6 /100generally safe
30-day trend
Kazakhstan's score fell by −6.2 over the last 30 days (85.8 → 79.6).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Political instability | 8.0 / 15 | |
| Economy | 2.2 / 8 | |
| Internet freedom | 1.6 / 7 | |
| Natural disasters | 1.0 / 5 | |
| Crime | 2.8 / 15 | |
| Military conflict | 3.8 / 30 | |
| Sanctions | 0.4 / 4 | |
| Ecology | 0.1 / 1 | |
| Public health | 0.2 / 3 | |
| Nuclear risk | 0.3 / 12 |
Higher category scores mean more threat pressure; each category is capped by its weight in the 0–100 index. How scores are computed.
Official travel advisory
1 Exercise Normal Precautions
The U.S. State Department places Kazakhstan at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 79.6/100. That advisory was last revised Aug 18, 2026, 14 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Aug 18, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Former Editor-in-Chief of Kazakhstan's Orda Media Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
- Blackout occurs in four Central Asian countries at once
- Kazakhstan blocks dating chatbot 'Daivinik' in Telegram
- Russian streamer Fasoollka deported from Kazakhstan after calling country 'Fine-istan' in stream
- Kazakhstan in talks to process Russian crude amid Russia fuel shortages
- Kazakhstan's oil export gateway shut again by Ukrainian drone attacks in Black Sea - Reuters
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 78.8/100 (generated )
Oil export disruption, blackout effects and political repression add modest near-term risk.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 79.6 | — | |
| Uzbekistan | 78.5 | −1.1 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 74.1 | −5.5 | |
| Tajikistan | 64.9 | −14.7 | |
| Turkmenistan | 69.1 | −10.5 | |
| Afghanistan | 26.9 | −52.7 |