Digital inequality affects various aspects of society and is one of the factors contributing to inequality in general. As a barrier to sustainable development, digital inequality exacerbates not only economic instability but also socio-political instability in society. This article examines digital inequality in Kazakhstan based on an analysis of the range of variation and standard deviation across Kazakhstan’s regions for the period 2018–2025. The calculations were performed using indicators available in Kazakhstan’s official statistics: the share of Internet users, digital literacy, and services related to digitalization. The paper reviews scientific research in this field regarding the impact of digital inequality on various aspects of societal development, examines the factors contributing to digital inequality, and conducts a comparative analysis of the dynamics of digital inequality using three digitalization indicators, providing an assessment. The results of the study may be useful to government agencies in developing regional economic development strategies, as well as to the scientific community.

regions, Kazakhstan, digital inequality, range of variation, standard deviation, sustainable development.