Kazakhstan Achieves Zero Score in 2025 Global Terrorism Index
Kazakhstan has recorded a score of 0.0 in the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), published by the Institute for Economics & Peace, ranking 100th and confirming its position among the world’s safest countries in terms of terrorism impact.
The GTI highlights Burkina Faso, Pakistan, and Syria as the countries most affected by terrorism in 2024. Within the Eurasia region, the Kyrgyz Republic and Turkmenistan also achieved zero scores, reflecting a broader trend of low terrorism impact across Central Asia.
The index evaluates 163 countries based on four indicators: number of terrorist incidents, fatalities, injuries, and hostages, measured over a five-year period. Annual scores are weighted to account for trends, giving greater significance to recent years. The 2025 GTI score reflects incidents occurring in 2024, assessed within a five-year weighted window (2020–2024).
The GTI follows the terrorism definition of the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) and the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), defining terrorism as “the threatened or actual use of illegal force and violence by state or non-state actors to achieve a political, economic, religious, or social goal through fear, coercion, or intimidation,” recognizing both its physical and psychological impact.
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