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Kyrgyzstan vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kyrgyzstan has a population of 7.22M (ranked 106/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Kyrgyzstan's land area is 74,054 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 86th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Kyrgyzstan ranks 135/197 ($17.5B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Kyrgyzstan ranks 149/197 ($2,419), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan
Population
7419369
7713465
Population rank 106/197 104/197
GDP
$17.5B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 135/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$2,419
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 149/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,009
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$6.4B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.5%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$887
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 145/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,925
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
74,054 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
97.6 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.7
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
26.2 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Kyrgyzstan

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan
1987 - $2,331,358,820
1988 - $3,010,982,414
1989 - $3,006,988,217
1990 $2,660,202,623 $3,189,539,641
1991 $2,542,256,424 $3,208,098,919
1992 $2,315,346,943 $3,200,539,816
1993 $2,026,019,253 $3,179,225,949
1994 $1,681,780,847 $2,561,118,608
1995 $1,661,147,035 $2,482,228,440
1996 $1,827,570,586 $2,378,759,975
1997 $1,767,864,036 $2,450,350,625
1998 $1,645,963,750 $2,605,689,134
1999 $1,249,061,487 $2,450,564,100
2000 $1,369,688,498 $2,904,663,311
2001 $1,525,116,370 $3,534,772,732
2002 $1,605,643,105 $4,462,029,109
2003 $1,919,008,090 $5,977,440,583
2004 $2,211,534,585 $6,838,351,088
2005 $2,460,246,766 $8,103,901,996
2006 $2,834,168,889 $10,276,674,365
2007 $3,802,570,553 $12,664,165,103
2008 $5,139,958,909 $19,271,523,179
2009 $4,690,061,381 $20,214,385,965
2010 $4,794,361,863 $22,583,157,895
2011 $6,197,765,984 $29,233,333,333
2012 $6,605,142,884 $35,164,210,526
2013 $7,335,033,801 $39,197,543,860
2014 $7,468,102,413 $43,524,210,526
2015 $6,678,177,512 $35,799,714,286
2016 $6,813,095,379 $36,169,428,571
2017 $7,702,938,379 $37,926,285,714
2018 $8,271,106,235 $40,765,428,571
2019 $9,371,275,264 $45,232,857,143
2020 $8,270,468,614 $45,818,000,000
2021 $9,249,133,946 $50,007,428,571
2022 $12,134,931,018 $58,972,000,000
2023 $15,180,842,369 $60,628,857,143
2024 $17,478,259,659 $64,239,891,739

Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan
1987 - $675
1988 - $846
1989 - $821
1990 $606 $848
1991 $570 $832
1992 $513 $811
1993 $449 $788
1994 $372 $622
1995 $364 $592
1996 $395 $558
1997 $376 $565
1998 $345 $591
1999 $258 $546
2000 $279.6 $634
2001 $308 $756
2002 $322 $936
2003 $381 $1,229
2004 $433 $1,379
2005 $477 $1,604
2006 $543 $1,997
2007 $722 $2,415
2008 $966 $3,606
2009 $870 $3,708
2010 $877 $4,059
2011 $1,117 $5,144
2012 $1,169 $6,054
2013 $1,270 $6,600
2014 $1,265 $7,164
2015 $1,106 $5,759
2016 $1,103 $5,687
2017 $1,221 $5,828
2018 $1,284 $6,125
2019 $1,422 $6,648
2020 $1,230 $6,593
2021 $1,350 $7,051
2022 $1,740 $8,156
2023 $2,138 $8,233
2024 $2,419 $8,572

Kyrgyzstan vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kyrgyzstan

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan
1950 52.1 48.1
1951 52.4 48.6
1952 52.6 49
1953 52.9 49.4
1954 53.2 49.8
1955 53.5 50.2
1956 53.9 50.6
1957 54.2 51
1958 54.5 51.4
1959 54.8 51.8
1960 55.1 52.1
1961 55.4 52.5
1962 55.7 52.9
1963 56 53.2
1964 56.3 53.6
1965 56.6 54
1966 57 54.4
1967 57.3 54.8
1968 57.6 55.3
1969 57.9 55.7
1970 58.2 56
1971 58.5 56.3
1972 58.8 56.6
1973 59.2 56.8
1974 59.5 57
1975 59.8 57.2
1976 60.1 57.4
1977 60.4 57.7
1978 60.7 58.3
1979 61.1 59.1
1980 61.5 60.2
1981 61.8 61
1982 62.3 61.6
1983 62.3 62
1984 62.9 62.4
1985 63.7 62.8
1986 64.7 63.2
1987 65.4 63.5
1988 65.3 63.7
1989 65.2 63.8
1990 64.8 63.9
1991 64.9 63.8
1992 64.4 63.8
1993 63.6 63.6
1994 62.7 63.5
1995 62.9 63.5
1996 63.4 63.5
1997 64.2 63.7
1998 64.6 64
1999 64.9 64.5
2000 65.2 64.9
2001 65.3 65.3
2002 65.3 65.6
2003 65.4 65.9
2004 65.6 66.1
2005 65.8 66.3
2006 65.8 66.6
2007 66 67
2008 66.6 67.6
2009 67.1 68.2
2010 67.5 68.6
2011 67.7 68.9
2012 68.1 69
2013 68.5 69
2014 68.8 69
2015 69.3 69.1
2016 69.9 69.1
2017 70.5 69.2
2018 70.7 69.3
2019 70.9 69.4
2020 69.1 68.8
2021 69.3 69.4
2022 71.5 69.9
2023 71.7 70.1
2024 71.8 70.2
2025 72 70.3

Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Kyrgyzstan

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan
1960 2,172,300 1,643,457
1961 2,255,900 1,695,400
1962 2,333,400 1,749,214
1963 2,413,700 1,804,272
1964 2,495,300 1,859,997
1965 2,573,300 1,915,916
1966 2,655,300 1,971,737
1967 2,736,500 2,027,403
1968 2,818,300 2,083,069
1969 2,894,800 2,139,024
1970 2,959,900 2,195,616
1971 3,022,300 2,253,119
1972 3,088,200 2,311,430
1973 3,153,800 2,370,919
1974 3,223,900 2,432,028
1975 3,292,400 2,494,570
1976 3,358,700 2,558,521
1977 3,423,900 2,623,948
1978 3,487,100 2,691,088
1979 3,552,000 2,760,358
1980 3,617,400 2,832,203
1981 3,685,800 2,907,187
1982 3,759,300 2,985,557
1983 3,838,300 3,067,534
1984 3,916,400 3,154,079
1985 3,990,300 3,247,534
1986 4,066,500 3,347,809
1987 4,144,600 3,452,731
1988 4,218,400 3,559,363
1989 4,307,500 3,662,459
1990 4,391,236 3,760,562
1991 4,463,634 3,855,894
1992 4,515,400 3,944,689
1993 4,516,777 4,032,407
1994 4,515,069 4,116,662
1995 4,560,454 4,191,203
1996 4,628,438 4,263,819
1997 4,696,421 4,336,730
1998 4,769,015 4,410,507
1999 4,840,422 4,492,170
2000 4,898,362 4,582,677
2001 4,945,073 4,675,409
2002 4,990,704 4,769,465
2003 5,043,308 4,863,865
2004 5,104,713 4,958,093
2005 5,162,640 5,052,257
2006 5,218,373 5,147,105
2007 5,268,385 5,244,046
2008 5,318,729 5,345,029
2009 5,389,643 5,451,592
2010 5,467,059 5,564,356
2011 5,546,587 5,683,417
2012 5,652,076 5,808,546
2013 5,777,150 5,939,341
2014 5,905,848 6,075,283
2015 6,040,036 6,215,770
2016 6,175,338 6,360,041
2017 6,306,696 6,507,061
2018 6,444,079 6,655,524
2019 6,590,211 6,803,944
2020 6,726,596 6,949,912
2021 6,851,224 7,092,043
2022 6,975,220 7,230,193
2023 7,099,750 7,364,438
2024 7,224,614 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Kyrgyzstan

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan
1960 5.31 6.59
1961 5.36 6.69
1962 5.42 6.76
1963 5.48 6.79
1964 5.43 6.79
1965 5.38 6.76
1966 5.32 6.7
1967 5.26 6.64
1968 5.18 6.56
1969 5.18 6.48
1970 5.2 6.4
1971 5.18 6.32
1972 5.14 6.2
1973 5.02 6.15
1974 4.89 6.09
1975 4.76 6
1976 4.68 5.9
1977 4.59 5.77
1978 4.53 5.61
1979 4.38 5.46
1980 4.22 5.3
1981 4.19 5.16
1982 4.2 5.04
1983 4.17 4.97
1984 4.2 4.96
1985 4.2 4.97
1986 4.22 4.94
1987 4.16 4.84
1988 4.03 4.68
1989 3.88 4.46
1990 3.63 4.29
1991 3.58 4.14
1992 3.52 3.96
1993 3.2 3.78
1994 2.9 3.62
1995 3.1 3.49
1996 2.8 3.29
1997 2.6 3.18
1998 2.7 3.08
1999 2.6 2.98
2000 2.4 2.9
2001 2.4 2.81
2002 2.4 2.71
2003 2.5 2.67
2004 2.6 2.67
2005 2.5 2.71
2006 2.7 2.72
2007 2.7 2.73
2008 2.8 2.75
2009 2.9 2.79
2010 3.1 2.85
2011 3.1 2.9
2012 3.2 2.96
2013 3.1 3.01
2014 3.2 3.02
2015 3.2 3.03
2016 3.1 2.99
2017 3 2.93
2018 3.3 2.88
2019 3.3 2.83
2020 3.1 2.79
2021 2.89 2.75
2022 2.8 2.73
2023 2.7 2.69

Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Kyrgyzstan

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan
1960 23.1 21.3
1961 22.9 20.9
1962 22.6 20.4
1963 22.2 19.7
1964 21.6 19
1965 21 18.4
1966 20.6 18
1967 20.3 17.7
1968 20.1 17.5
1969 20 17.4
1970 20 17.4
1971 20 17.4
1972 20 17.5
1973 19.9 17.6
1974 19.9 17.7
1975 19.9 17.9
1976 20 18
1977 20 18.2
1978 20.1 18.3
1979 20.2 18.5
1980 20.4 18.7
1981 20.6 18.8
1982 20.7 19
1983 20.8 19.1
1984 21 19.2
1985 21.2 19.3
1986 21.4 19.3
1987 21.5 19.3
1988 21.6 19.3
1989 21.7 19.3
1990 21.7 19.3
1991 21.6 19.4
1992 21.6 19.4
1993 21.5 19.5
1994 21.4 19.6
1995 21.4 19.7
1996 21.5 19.9
1997 21.7 20.1
1998 21.9 20.3
1999 22.2 20.6
2000 22.4 20.9
2001 22.6 21.2
2002 22.8 21.5
2003 23 21.8
2004 23.2 22.1
2005 23.3 22.4
2006 23.5 22.8
2007 23.6 23.1
2008 23.7 23.4
2009 23.9 23.7
2010 24.1 24
2011 24.3 24.3
2012 24.5 24.5
2013 24.6 24.8
2014 24.8 25
2015 25 25.3
2016 25.1 25.5
2017 25.2 25.7
2018 25.3 25.9
2019 25.5 26.2
2020 25.7 26.4
2021 25.8 26.7
2022 26 26.9
2023 26.1 27.2
2024 26.2 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.5%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.83%
2023
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.62%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.4%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.5%
2023
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
52.1%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
24.7%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
55.6
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23%
2023
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
2.4%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$5.09B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$3.1B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
8,508,000
2019
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
8.01%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
72.3%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
645 kg
2022
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.5 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
72.9%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.6%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.8%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
33.8%
2022
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,971 kWh
2022
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
85.6%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
85.9%
2022
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,645
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
38.2%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.6
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
24
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.7
2020
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.7
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2019
99.9%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$85.9
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.85%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.15
2021
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2019
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
42
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
17
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
26.8%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
22
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.3%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.63 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.13%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
10,250 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
39,996 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
5,290 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,127 mi
2018
n/a

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