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New Zealand vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

New Zealand has a population of 5.34M (ranked 121/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). New Zealand's land area is 101,665 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 74th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

New Zealand Turkmenistan
Population
5406623
7713465
Population rank 124/197 104/197
GDP
$260B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 53/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$48,747
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 26/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,094
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$133B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.3%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$24,936
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 28/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,132
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
101,665 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.56
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
38.6 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

New Zealand and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

New Zealand and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
New Zealand

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
New Zealand Turkmenistan
1960 $5,536,098,360 -
1961 $5,721,994,864 -
1962 $6,133,158,532 -
1963 $6,699,741,645 -
1964 $7,340,766,415 -
1965 $5,706,251,400 -
1966 $5,917,437,693 -
1967 $6,016,017,227 -
1968 $5,228,045,415 -
1969 $5,814,357,709 -
1970 $6,495,605,331 -
1971 $7,911,136,757 -
1972 $9,567,331,065 -
1973 $12,802,281,898 -
1974 $13,940,981,798 -
1975 $12,861,983,284 -
1976 $13,604,832,424 -
1977 $15,446,825,318 -
1978 $18,530,518,395 -
1979 $20,731,243,113 -
1980 $23,244,547,385 -
1981 $24,417,617,184 -
1982 $24,164,603,059 -
1983 $24,309,279,706 -
1984 $21,665,975,319 -
1985 $24,679,795,396 -
1986 $30,604,668,357 -
1987 $40,376,354,070 $2,331,358,820
1988 $45,176,811,594 $3,010,982,414
1989 $43,920,222,525 $3,006,988,217
1990 $45,495,129,385 $3,189,539,641
1991 $42,745,329,732 $3,208,098,919
1992 $41,649,829,860 $3,200,539,816
1993 $46,775,620,817 $3,179,225,949
1994 $55,314,732,279 $2,561,118,608
1995 $63,918,703,507 $2,482,228,440
1996 $70,140,835,299 $2,378,759,975
1997 $66,075,143,415 $2,450,350,625
1998 $56,227,169,851 $2,605,689,134
1999 $58,762,260,626 $2,450,564,100
2000 $52,623,281,957 $2,904,663,311
2001 $53,872,425,917 $3,534,772,732
2002 $66,627,729,311 $4,462,029,109
2003 $88,250,885,550 $5,977,440,583
2004 $103,905,210,084 $6,838,351,088
2005 $114,720,129,550 $8,103,901,996
2006 $111,538,810,713 $10,276,674,365
2007 $137,188,946,866 $12,664,165,103
2008 $133,437,126,590 $19,271,523,179
2009 $121,663,439,315 $20,214,385,965
2010 $146,887,902,524 $22,583,157,895
2011 $168,484,908,960 $29,233,333,333
2012 $176,560,711,239 $35,164,210,526
2013 $191,012,364,177 $39,197,543,860
2014 $201,518,402,787 $43,524,210,526
2015 $178,224,167,088 $35,799,714,286
2016 $189,100,085,275 $36,169,428,571
2017 $206,745,969,246 $37,926,285,714
2018 $211,985,631,173 $40,765,428,571
2019 $213,006,341,102 $45,232,857,143
2020 $213,029,554,654 $45,818,000,000
2021 $253,977,931,815 $50,007,428,571
2022 $249,509,991,440 $58,972,000,000
2023 $255,194,972,673 $60,628,857,143
2024 $260,235,932,559 $64,239,891,739

New Zealand and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
New Zealand

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
New Zealand Turkmenistan
1960 $2,334 -
1961 $2,365 -
1962 $2,471 -
1963 $2,646 -
1964 $2,839 -
1965 $2,171 -
1966 $2,211 -
1967 $2,208 -
1968 $1,902 -
1969 $2,097 -
1970 $2,311 -
1971 $2,773 -
1972 $3,295 -
1973 $4,323 -
1974 $4,611 -
1975 $4,172 -
1976 $4,374 -
1977 $4,951 -
1978 $5,937 -
1979 $6,668 -
1980 $7,467 -
1981 $7,814 -
1982 $7,656 -
1983 $7,598 -
1984 $6,714 -
1985 $7,601 -
1986 $9,428 -
1987 $12,331 $675
1988 $13,759 $846
1989 $13,312 $821
1990 $13,663 $848
1991 $12,230 $832
1992 $11,793 $811
1993 $13,094 $788
1994 $15,280 $622
1995 $17,400 $592
1996 $18,794 $558
1997 $17,474 $565
1998 $14,738 $591
1999 $15,322 $546
2000 $13,641 $634
2001 $13,883 $756
2002 $16,874 $936
2003 $21,914 $1,229
2004 $25,420 $1,379
2005 $27,751 $1,604
2006 $26,655 $1,997
2007 $32,480 $2,415
2008 $31,325 $3,606
2009 $28,277 $3,708
2010 $33,762 $4,059
2011 $38,432 $5,144
2012 $40,054 $6,054
2013 $43,000 $6,600
2014 $44,618 $7,164
2015 $38,665 $5,759
2016 $40,114 $5,687
2017 $42,950 $5,828
2018 $43,257 $6,125
2019 $42,779 $6,648
2020 $41,851 $6,593
2021 $49,689 $7,051
2022 $48,760 $8,156
2023 $48,655 $8,233
2024 $48,747 $8,572

New Zealand vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
New Zealand

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
New Zealand Turkmenistan
1950 69.3 48.1
1951 69.1 48.6
1952 69.4 49
1953 70.2 49.4
1954 70.3 49.8
1955 70.5 50.2
1956 70.7 50.6
1957 70.3 51
1958 70.9 51.4
1959 70.8 51.8
1960 71.2 52.1
1961 70.9 52.5
1962 71.2 52.9
1963 71.3 53.2
1964 71.3 53.6
1965 71.2 54
1966 71.1 54.4
1967 71.4 54.8
1968 71.1 55.3
1969 71.5 55.7
1970 71.2 56
1971 71.7 56.3
1972 71.8 56.6
1973 71.7 56.8
1974 71.9 57
1975 72.2 57.2
1976 72.4 57.4
1977 72.1 57.7
1978 73 58.3
1979 73.1 59.1
1980 72.9 60.2
1981 73.6 61
1982 73.7 61.6
1983 73.8 62
1984 74.4 62.4
1985 73.9 62.8
1986 74.1 63.2
1987 74.2 63.5
1988 74.5 63.7
1989 74.9 63.8
1990 75.4 63.9
1991 76.1 63.8
1992 76.2 63.8
1993 76.5 63.6
1994 76.9 63.5
1995 76.8 63.5
1996 76.8 63.5
1997 77.3 63.7
1998 78.2 64
1999 77.9 64.5
2000 78.7 64.9
2001 78.7 65.3
2002 78.9 65.6
2003 79.1 65.9
2004 79.4 66.1
2005 80 66.3
2006 80 66.6
2007 80.1 67
2008 80.2 67.6
2009 80.5 68.2
2010 81.1 68.6
2011 80.8 68.9
2012 81.2 69
2013 81.6 69
2014 81.4 69
2015 81.6 69.1
2016 82 69.1
2017 81.6 69.2
2018 81.9 69.3
2019 81.8 69.4
2020 82.7 68.8
2021 82.3 69.4
2022 81 69.9
2023 82.1 70.1
2024 82.2 70.2
2025 82.4 70.3

New Zealand and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
New Zealand

Turkmenistan
Year Population
New Zealand Turkmenistan
1960 2,371,800 1,643,457
1961 2,419,700 1,695,400
1962 2,482,000 1,749,214
1963 2,531,800 1,804,272
1964 2,585,400 1,859,997
1965 2,628,400 1,915,916
1966 2,675,900 1,971,737
1967 2,724,100 2,027,403
1968 2,748,100 2,083,069
1969 2,772,800 2,139,024
1970 2,810,700 2,195,616
1971 2,853,000 2,253,119
1972 2,903,900 2,311,430
1973 2,961,300 2,370,919
1974 3,023,700 2,432,028
1975 3,083,100 2,494,570
1976 3,110,500 2,558,521
1977 3,120,200 2,623,948
1978 3,121,200 2,691,088
1979 3,109,000 2,760,358
1980 3,112,900 2,832,203
1981 3,124,900 2,907,187
1982 3,156,100 2,985,557
1983 3,199,300 3,067,534
1984 3,227,100 3,154,079
1985 3,247,100 3,247,534
1986 3,246,300 3,347,809
1987 3,274,400 3,452,731
1988 3,283,400 3,559,363
1989 3,299,200 3,662,459
1990 3,329,800 3,760,562
1991 3,495,100 3,855,894
1992 3,531,700 3,944,689
1993 3,572,200 4,032,407
1994 3,620,000 4,116,662
1995 3,673,400 4,191,203
1996 3,732,000 4,263,819
1997 3,781,300 4,336,730
1998 3,815,000 4,410,507
1999 3,835,100 4,492,170
2000 3,857,700 4,582,677
2001 3,880,500 4,675,409
2002 3,948,500 4,769,465
2003 4,027,200 4,863,865
2004 4,087,500 4,958,093
2005 4,133,900 5,052,257
2006 4,184,600 5,147,105
2007 4,223,800 5,244,046
2008 4,259,800 5,345,029
2009 4,302,600 5,451,592
2010 4,350,700 5,564,356
2011 4,384,000 5,683,417
2012 4,408,100 5,808,546
2013 4,442,100 5,939,341
2014 4,516,500 6,075,283
2015 4,609,400 6,215,770
2016 4,714,100 6,360,041
2017 4,813,600 6,507,061
2018 4,900,600 6,655,524
2019 4,979,200 6,803,944
2020 5,090,200 6,949,912
2021 5,111,300 7,092,043
2022 5,117,100 7,230,193
2023 5,245,000 7,364,438
2024 5,338,500 7,494,498

Fertility rates in New Zealand and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
New Zealand

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
New Zealand Turkmenistan
1960 4.24 6.59
1961 4.31 6.69
1962 4.19 6.76
1963 4.05 6.79
1964 3.8 6.79
1965 3.54 6.76
1966 3.41 6.7
1967 3.35 6.64
1968 3.34 6.56
1969 3.28 6.48
1970 3.17 6.4
1971 3.18 6.32
1972 3 6.2
1973 2.76 6.15
1974 2.58 6.09
1975 2.37 6
1976 2.27 5.9
1977 2.21 5.77
1978 2.07 5.61
1979 2.12 5.46
1980 2.03 5.3
1981 2.01 5.16
1982 1.95 5.04
1983 1.92 4.97
1984 1.93 4.96
1985 1.93 4.97
1986 1.96 4.94
1987 2.03 4.84
1988 2.1 4.68
1989 2.12 4.46
1990 2.18 4.29
1991 2.09 4.14
1992 2.06 3.96
1993 2.04 3.78
1994 1.98 3.62
1995 1.98 3.49
1996 1.96 3.29
1997 1.96 3.18
1998 1.89 3.08
1999 1.97 2.98
2000 1.98 2.9
2001 1.97 2.81
2002 1.89 2.71
2003 1.93 2.67
2004 1.98 2.67
2005 1.97 2.71
2006 2.01 2.72
2007 2.18 2.73
2008 2.19 2.75
2009 2.13 2.79
2010 2.17 2.85
2011 2.09 2.9
2012 2.1 2.96
2013 2.01 3.01
2014 1.92 3.02
2015 1.99 3.03
2016 1.87 2.99
2017 1.81 2.93
2018 1.71 2.88
2019 1.72 2.83
2020 1.61 2.79
2021 1.64 2.75
2022 1.66 2.73
2023 1.56 2.69

New Zealand and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
New Zealand

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
New Zealand Turkmenistan
1960 27.5 21.3
1961 27.1 20.9
1962 26.8 20.4
1963 26.4 19.7
1964 26.2 19
1965 26 18.4
1966 25.9 18
1967 25.8 17.7
1968 25.7 17.5
1969 25.7 17.4
1970 25.6 17.4
1971 25.7 17.4
1972 25.9 17.5
1973 26 17.6
1974 26.2 17.7
1975 26.3 17.9
1976 26.5 18
1977 26.8 18.2
1978 27.1 18.3
1979 27.5 18.5
1980 27.9 18.7
1981 28.2 18.8
1982 28.5 19
1983 28.8 19.1
1984 29.1 19.2
1985 29.4 19.3
1986 29.8 19.3
1987 30.1 19.3
1988 30.4 19.3
1989 30.8 19.3
1990 31.1 19.3
1991 31.4 19.4
1992 31.7 19.4
1993 32 19.5
1994 32.3 19.6
1995 32.6 19.7
1996 32.8 19.9
1997 33.2 20.1
1998 33.6 20.3
1999 34 20.6
2000 34.3 20.9
2001 34.6 21.2
2002 34.8 21.5
2003 35 21.8
2004 35.2 22.1
2005 35.5 22.4
2006 35.8 22.8
2007 36.1 23.1
2008 36.4 23.4
2009 36.6 23.7
2010 36.8 24
2011 37 24.3
2012 37.2 24.5
2013 37.4 24.8
2014 37.5 25
2015 37.4 25.3
2016 37.3 25.5
2017 37.2 25.7
2018 37.3 25.9
2019 37.3 26.2
2020 37.5 26.4
2021 37.8 26.7
2022 38.1 26.9
2023 38.3 27.2
2024 38.6 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

New Zealand Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$247B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.28%
2023
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.18%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.72%
2024
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
67.4%
2022
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
19.6%
2022
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
78.1
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.4%
1998
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
112
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$92.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$22.1B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$598M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
996,000
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
18.8%
2018
n/a
Banked people share
97.9%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

New Zealand Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,629 kg
2023
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.8
2023
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.8 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.82 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.4%
2023
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28.9%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
39.7%
2023
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
31.6%
2023
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
7,952 kWh
2023
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
81.4%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.5%
2023
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

New Zealand Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,766
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
87.1%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
83
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
91
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2021
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.6
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.9%
2022
English speaking
97.8%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
96.2%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

New Zealand Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,804
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$561
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.57
2022
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2025
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.7
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
34.3%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

New Zealand Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
19,044 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
37,494 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
38,418 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
60,159 mi
2020
n/a

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