# 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).

**Safety index:** 79.6 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** generally safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Stable for:** 13 days
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/kazakhstan
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T04:10:30Z
**License:** CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — reuse with attribution to safemap.ai and the timestamp of the numbers.
**Contact:** contact@safemap.ai

## Threat breakdown

| Category | Current | 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 |

## 30-day trend

Kazakhstan's score fell by −6.2 over the last 30 days (85.8 → 79.6).

Aug 3 · 85.8 → Sep 1 · 79.6

## Official travel advisory

**Level 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 (https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.kaz.html), revised Aug 18, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-18T17:09:09Z — Former Editor-in-Chief of Kazakhstan's Orda Media Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison — political, severity 5/10 — Novaya Gazeta Europe — https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2026/08/18/eks-glavreda-kazakhstanskogo-izdaniia-orda-prigovorili-k-vosmi-godam-zakliucheniia-news
- 2026-08-14T12:11:15Z — Blackout occurs in four Central Asian countries at once — economy, severity 4/10 — Meduza — https://meduza.io/news/2026/08/14/srazu-v-chetyreh-stranah-tsentralnoy-azii-proizoshel-blekaut
- 2026-08-13T15:41:19Z — Kazakhstan blocks dating chatbot 'Daivinik' in Telegram — censorship, severity 3/10 — Meduza — https://meduza.io/news/2026/08/13/v-kazahstane-zablokirovali-chat-bot-dlya-znakomstv-dayvinchik-v-rossii-eto-soobschestvo-stalo-povodom-dlya-ob-yavleniya-pavla-durova-terroristom
- 2026-08-13T12:45:20Z — Russian streamer Fasoollka deported from Kazakhstan after calling country 'Fine-istan' in stream — political, severity 2/10 — Meduza — https://meduza.io/news/2026/08/13/rossiyskuyu-strimershu-fasoollka-deportirovali-iz-kazahstana-v-odnoy-iz-translyatsiy-ona-nazvala-stranu-shtrafostanom
- 2026-07-30T15:36:39Z — Kazakhstan in talks to process Russian crude amid Russia fuel shortages — economy, severity 1/10 — Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/kazakhstan-talks-process-russian-crude-amid-russia-fuel-shortages-2026-07-30/
- 2026-07-30T14:48:34Z — Kazakhstan's oil export gateway shut again by Ukrainian drone attacks in Black Sea - Reuters — economy, severity 3/10 — Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/kazakhstans-oil-export-gateway-shut-again-by-ukrainian-drone-attacks-black-sea-2026-07-30/

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 78.8/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:01:39Z.

Oil export disruption, blackout effects and political repression add modest near-term risk.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan (this country) | 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 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 79.6/100 for Kazakhstan, as of 2026-09-01T04:10:30Z.

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