Ulytau region has significantly improved its results, moving from 17th to 8th place, only slightly falling short of East Kazakhstan region by less than 0.5 points. In Ulytau region, almost all indicators have improved to a certain extent, with the exception of the number of registered cases of bribery and abuse of power.
Akmola region, which took 9th place, has the same result - the difference with the last place in the top seven is less than 1 point. Nevertheless, Akmola region occupied one of the leading positions in the last quarter (4th place), but it saw a substantial decline in juvenile crime indicators.
The city of Almaty also came close to the top seven, scoring 69.73 points. It dropped from third place, mainly due to an increase in bribery cases and abuse of power.
Overall, two indicators showed relatively negative dynamics: juvenile crime and infant mortality rates. At the same time, most regions significantly improved local government spending per capita and reduced the percentage of the population living below the poverty line.