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Kazakhstan Leads Central Asia in Women, Peace and Security Ranking

By Ayana Birbayeva on 14 May 2026

ALMATY – Kazakhstan ranked highest among Central Asian countries in the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Index 2025/26, placing 72nd out of 181 countries globally with a score of 0.722, according to a report released by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and the Peace Research...