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Nepal vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has a population of 29.7M (ranked 51/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Nepal's land area is 55,348 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 92nd vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Nepal Turkmenistan
Population
29627185
7713465
Population rank 52/197 104/197
GDP
$42.9B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 101/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$1,447
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 164/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,737
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$20.5B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.4%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$693
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 155/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,569
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
55,348 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
536 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Nepal and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Nepal and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Nepal

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Nepal Turkmenistan
1960 $508,334,414 -
1961 $531,959,562 -
1962 $574,091,101 -
1963 $496,947,904 -
1964 $496,098,775 -
1965 $735,267,082 -
1966 $906,811,944 -
1967 $841,974,025 -
1968 $772,231,387 -
1969 $788,641,965 -
1970 $865,975,309 -
1971 $882,765,472 -
1972 $1,024,098,400 -
1973 $972,101,725 -
1974 $1,217,953,547 -
1975 $1,575,789,254 -
1976 $1,452,788,985 -
1977 $1,382,400,000 -
1978 $1,604,162,497 -
1979 $1,851,250,008 -
1980 $1,945,916,583 -
1981 $2,275,583,317 -
1982 $2,395,423,742 -
1983 $2,447,174,803 -
1984 $2,581,207,388 -
1985 $2,619,913,956 -
1986 $2,850,782,044 -
1987 $2,957,255,380 $2,331,358,820
1988 $3,487,009,748 $3,010,982,414
1989 $3,525,225,787 $3,006,988,217
1990 $3,627,560,239 $3,189,539,641
1991 $3,921,476,085 $3,208,098,919
1992 $3,401,211,581 $3,200,539,816
1993 $3,660,041,667 $3,179,225,949
1994 $4,066,775,510 $2,561,118,608
1995 $4,401,104,418 $2,482,228,440
1996 $4,521,580,381 $2,378,759,975
1997 $4,918,691,917 $2,450,350,625
1998 $4,856,255,044 $2,605,689,134
1999 $5,033,642,384 $2,450,564,100
2000 $5,494,252,208 $2,904,663,311
2001 $6,007,055,042 $3,534,772,732
2002 $6,050,875,807 $4,462,029,109
2003 $6,330,473,097 $5,977,440,583
2004 $7,273,938,315 $6,838,351,088
2005 $8,130,258,378 $8,103,901,996
2006 $9,043,715,356 $10,276,674,365
2007 $10,325,618,017 $12,664,165,103
2008 $12,545,438,605 $19,271,523,179
2009 $12,854,985,464 $20,214,385,965
2010 $16,002,656,434 $22,583,157,895
2011 $21,573,872,421 $29,233,333,333
2012 $21,703,100,877 $35,164,210,526
2013 $22,162,204,925 $39,197,543,860
2014 $22,731,612,922 $43,524,210,526
2015 $24,360,801,287 $35,799,714,286
2016 $24,524,109,484 $36,169,428,571
2017 $28,971,588,940 $37,926,285,714
2018 $33,111,525,237 $40,765,428,571
2019 $34,186,180,699 $45,232,857,143
2020 $33,433,659,301 $45,818,000,000
2021 $36,924,841,394 $50,007,428,571
2022 $41,182,939,601 $58,972,000,000
2023 $41,047,772,331 $60,628,857,143
2024 $42,914,268,287 $64,239,891,739

Nepal and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Nepal

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Nepal Turkmenistan
1960 $50.2 -
1961 $51.6 -
1962 $54.6 -
1963 $46.3 -
1964 $45.3 -
1965 $65.8 -
1966 $79.5 -
1967 $72.3 -
1968 $64.9 -
1969 $64.8 -
1970 $69.6 -
1971 $69.5 -
1972 $78.8 -
1973 $73.2 -
1974 $89.8 -
1975 $113.6 -
1976 $102.5 -
1977 $95.3 -
1978 $108.1 -
1979 $121.9 -
1980 $125.1 -
1981 $142.9 -
1982 $147 -
1983 $146.6 -
1984 $151.1 -
1985 $149.9 -
1986 $159.5 -
1987 $162 $675
1988 $187.1 $846
1989 $185 $821
1990 $185.8 $848
1991 $195.7 $832
1992 $165 $811
1993 $172.8 $788
1994 $187.3 $622
1995 $197.8 $592
1996 $198.8 $558
1997 $211.8 $565
1998 $205.1 $591
1999 $208.6 $546
2000 $223.8 $634
2001 $240.8 $756
2002 $238.9 $936
2003 $246.4 $1,229
2004 $279.6 $1,379
2005 $309 $1,604
2006 $340 $1,997
2007 $385 $2,415
2008 $465 $3,606
2009 $473 $3,708
2010 $585 $4,059
2011 $786 $5,144
2012 $788 $6,054
2013 $803 $6,600
2014 $821 $7,164
2015 $876 $5,759
2016 $877 $5,687
2017 $1,034 $5,828
2018 $1,179 $6,125
2019 $1,203 $6,648
2020 $1,154 $6,593
2021 $1,253 $7,051
2022 $1,386 $8,156
2023 $1,382 $8,233
2024 $1,447 $8,572

Nepal vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nepal

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Nepal Turkmenistan
1950 37.6 48.1
1951 37.6 48.6
1952 37.7 49
1953 37.7 49.4
1954 37.8 49.8
1955 37.9 50.2
1956 37.9 50.6
1957 38 51
1958 38.1 51.4
1959 38.4 51.8
1960 38.7 52.1
1961 39 52.5
1962 39.3 52.9
1963 39.6 53.2
1964 40.2 53.6
1965 40.7 54
1966 41.2 54.4
1967 41.7 54.8
1968 42.2 55.3
1969 42.7 55.7
1970 43.2 56
1971 43.6 56.3
1972 44.1 56.6
1973 44.5 56.8
1974 44.9 57
1975 45.5 57.2
1976 46 57.4
1977 46.6 57.7
1978 47.2 58.3
1979 47.8 59.1
1980 48.3 60.2
1981 48.7 61
1982 49.2 61.6
1983 49.7 62
1984 50.2 62.4
1985 50.9 62.8
1986 51.6 63.2
1987 52.4 63.5
1988 53.1 63.7
1989 54 63.8
1990 54.8 63.9
1991 55.6 63.8
1992 56.7 63.8
1993 57.6 63.6
1994 58.6 63.5
1995 59.3 63.5
1996 60 63.5
1997 60.8 63.7
1998 61.5 64
1999 62 64.5
2000 62.6 64.9
2001 63.3 65.3
2002 63.5 65.6
2003 64.2 65.9
2004 64.7 66.1
2005 65.3 66.3
2006 65.9 66.6
2007 66.2 67
2008 66.4 67.6
2009 66.6 68.2
2010 66.8 68.6
2011 67.1 68.9
2012 67.4 69
2013 67.6 69
2014 67.8 69
2015 67.4 69.1
2016 68.4 69.1
2017 68.7 69.2
2018 69 69.3
2019 69.3 69.4
2020 69.1 68.8
2021 68.4 69.4
2022 70.1 69.9
2023 70.4 70.1
2024 70.6 70.2
2025 70.9 70.3

Nepal and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Nepal

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Nepal Turkmenistan
1960 10,123,658 1,643,457
1961 10,318,396 1,695,400
1962 10,521,116 1,749,214
1963 10,729,818 1,804,272
1964 10,946,392 1,859,997
1965 11,173,411 1,915,916
1966 11,408,710 1,971,737
1967 11,652,716 2,027,403
1968 11,906,266 2,083,069
1969 12,167,036 2,139,024
1970 12,436,190 2,195,616
1971 12,710,061 2,253,119
1972 12,989,099 2,311,430
1973 13,275,239 2,370,919
1974 13,568,435 2,432,028
1975 13,870,695 2,494,570
1976 14,177,649 2,558,521
1977 14,499,175 2,623,948
1978 14,839,695 2,691,088
1979 15,190,590 2,760,358
1980 15,553,105 2,832,203
1981 15,922,423 2,907,187
1982 16,297,987 2,985,557
1983 16,689,119 3,067,534
1984 17,085,242 3,154,079
1985 17,477,692 3,247,534
1986 17,868,124 3,347,809
1987 18,250,505 3,452,731
1988 18,638,661 3,559,363
1989 19,057,807 3,662,459
1990 19,524,573 3,760,562
1991 20,036,500 3,855,894
1992 20,609,707 3,944,689
1993 21,180,159 4,032,407
1994 21,717,479 4,116,662
1995 22,245,439 4,191,203
1996 22,741,862 4,263,819
1997 23,219,463 4,336,730
1998 23,680,357 4,410,507
1999 24,125,199 4,492,170
2000 24,546,509 4,582,677
2001 24,946,748 4,675,409
2002 25,328,981 4,769,465
2003 25,688,758 4,863,865
2004 26,016,656 4,958,093
2005 26,309,458 5,052,257
2006 26,565,425 5,147,105
2007 26,788,492 5,244,046
2008 26,990,037 5,345,029
2009 27,173,035 5,451,592
2010 27,341,952 5,564,356
2011 27,464,494 5,683,417
2012 27,534,915 5,808,546
2013 27,589,996 5,939,341
2014 27,672,370 6,075,283
2015 27,823,629 6,215,770
2016 27,955,462 6,360,041
2017 28,011,258 6,507,061
2018 28,079,689 6,655,524
2019 28,414,064 6,803,944
2020 28,966,574 6,949,912
2021 29,475,010 7,092,043
2022 29,715,436 7,230,193
2023 29,694,614 7,364,438
2024 29,651,054 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Nepal and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Nepal

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Nepal Turkmenistan
1960 6.07 6.59
1961 6.09 6.69
1962 6.08 6.76
1963 6.06 6.79
1964 6.04 6.79
1965 6.01 6.76
1966 5.98 6.7
1967 5.95 6.64
1968 5.94 6.56
1969 5.89 6.48
1970 5.87 6.4
1971 5.85 6.32
1972 5.8 6.2
1973 5.7 6.15
1974 5.75 6.09
1975 5.73 6
1976 5.72 5.9
1977 5.69 5.77
1978 5.68 5.61
1979 5.64 5.46
1980 5.6 5.3
1981 5.58 5.16
1982 5.55 5.04
1983 5.54 4.97
1984 5.51 4.96
1985 5.46 4.97
1986 5.4 4.94
1987 5.35 4.84
1988 5.31 4.68
1989 5.26 4.46
1990 5.21 4.29
1991 5.15 4.14
1992 5.07 3.96
1993 5.04 3.78
1994 4.96 3.62
1995 4.87 3.49
1996 4.67 3.29
1997 4.44 3.18
1998 4.28 3.08
1999 4.13 2.98
2000 3.98 2.9
2001 3.79 2.81
2002 3.6 2.71
2003 3.44 2.67
2004 3.28 2.67
2005 3.12 2.71
2006 2.97 2.72
2007 2.86 2.73
2008 2.74 2.75
2009 2.63 2.79
2010 2.54 2.85
2011 2.46 2.9
2012 2.42 2.96
2013 2.36 3.01
2014 2.32 3.02
2015 2.27 3.03
2016 2.23 2.99
2017 2.17 2.93
2018 2.12 2.88
2019 2.08 2.83
2020 2.05 2.79
2021 2.03 2.75
2022 2 2.73
2023 1.98 2.69

Nepal and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Nepal

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Nepal Turkmenistan
1960 19.5 21.3
1961 19.5 20.9
1962 19.6 20.4
1963 19.6 19.7
1964 19.6 19
1965 19.6 18.4
1966 19.6 18
1967 19.7 17.7
1968 19.7 17.5
1969 19.7 17.4
1970 19.7 17.4
1971 19.7 17.4
1972 19.7 17.5
1973 19.7 17.6
1974 19.7 17.7
1975 19.7 17.9
1976 19.7 18
1977 19.7 18.2
1978 19.6 18.3
1979 19.6 18.5
1980 19.6 18.7
1981 19.5 18.8
1982 19.5 19
1983 19.5 19.1
1984 19.5 19.2
1985 19.4 19.3
1986 19.4 19.3
1987 19.3 19.3
1988 19.2 19.3
1989 19.2 19.3
1990 19.2 19.3
1991 19.2 19.4
1992 19.2 19.4
1993 19.2 19.5
1994 19.2 19.6
1995 19.2 19.7
1996 19.2 19.9
1997 19.2 20.1
1998 19.2 20.3
1999 19.3 20.6
2000 19.3 20.9
2001 19.4 21.2
2002 19.5 21.5
2003 19.7 21.8
2004 19.8 22.1
2005 20 22.4
2006 20.3 22.8
2007 20.5 23.1
2008 20.8 23.4
2009 21 23.7
2010 21.3 24
2011 21.6 24.3
2012 21.8 24.5
2013 22 24.8
2014 22.2 25
2015 22.4 25.3
2016 22.7 25.5
2017 22.9 25.7
2018 23.2 25.9
2019 23.7 26.2
2020 24.5 26.4
2021 25 26.7
2022 25.4 26.9
2023 25.7 27.2
2024 26 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nepal Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$43.7B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.4%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.69%
2024
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
112,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.98%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2017
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
55.2%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2022
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
2.4%
1998
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.5B
2023
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$28.4B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
230,000
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
13.4%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
60%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Nepal Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
520 kg
2022
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.81
2022
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.9 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
26.5%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
73.7%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.78%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
27.4%
2022
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
321 kWh
2022
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
83.8%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99%
2022
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nepal Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-401,282
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
22.4%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
34.8
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
45
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.1
2020
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.3
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
71.2%
2021
99.9%
2022
English speaking
3%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
55.8%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Nepal Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$88.3
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$49.2
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
10.3%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.87
2021
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
142
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.5
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
7.18%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.06 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Nepal Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.1%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
1,867 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,456 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,020 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
49,758 mi
2015
n/a

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