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North Macedonia vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

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North Macedonia has a population of 1.79M (ranked 150/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). North Macedonia's land area is 9,737 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 145th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

North Macedonia Turkmenistan
Population
1783115
7713465
Population rank 150/197 104/197
GDP
$16.7B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 138/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$9,310
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 88/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,587
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$9.15B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,105
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 78/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,472
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
9,737 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
184 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
41.6 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

North Macedonia and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

North Macedonia and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
North Macedonia

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
North Macedonia Turkmenistan
1987 - $2,331,358,820
1988 - $3,010,982,414
1989 - $3,006,988,217
1990 $4,699,646,643 $3,189,539,641
1991 $4,938,775,510 $3,208,098,919
1992 $2,436,849,342 $3,200,539,816
1993 $2,682,456,897 $3,179,225,949
1994 $3,559,608,640 $2,561,118,608
1995 $4,707,041,315 $2,482,228,440
1996 $4,642,021,256 $2,378,759,975
1997 $3,912,986,091 $2,450,350,625
1998 $3,765,745,023 $2,605,689,134
1999 $3,863,619,285 $2,450,564,100
2000 $3,772,859,034 $2,904,663,311
2001 $3,709,636,031 $3,534,772,732
2002 $4,018,365,747 $4,462,029,109
2003 $4,946,296,599 $5,977,440,583
2004 $5,682,784,472 $6,838,351,088
2005 $6,258,602,873 $8,103,901,996
2006 $6,861,226,972 $10,276,674,365
2007 $8,336,474,974 $12,664,165,103
2008 $9,909,552,435 $19,271,523,179
2009 $9,401,736,825 $20,214,385,965
2010 $9,407,170,321 $22,583,157,895
2011 $10,494,626,768 $29,233,333,333
2012 $9,745,261,301 $35,164,210,526
2013 $10,817,702,346 $39,197,543,860
2014 $11,362,265,253 $43,524,210,526
2015 $10,064,519,963 $35,799,714,286
2016 $10,672,467,073 $36,169,428,571
2017 $11,307,067,070 $37,926,285,714
2018 $12,683,068,114 $40,765,428,571
2019 $12,606,338,449 $45,232,857,143
2020 $12,361,036,914 $45,818,000,000
2021 $14,000,283,827 $50,007,428,571
2022 $13,932,436,550 $58,972,000,000
2023 $15,763,604,288 $60,628,857,143
2024 $16,685,236,492 $64,239,891,739

North Macedonia and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
North Macedonia

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
North Macedonia Turkmenistan
1987 - $675
1988 - $846
1989 - $821
1990 $2,277 $848
1991 $2,402 $832
1992 $1,199 $811
1993 $1,337 $788
1994 $1,786 $622
1995 $2,355 $592
1996 $2,307 $558
1997 $1,960 $565
1998 $1,876 $591
1999 $1,915 $546
2000 $1,862 $634
2001 $1,823 $756
2002 $1,989 $936
2003 $2,445 $1,229
2004 $2,819 $1,379
2005 $3,121 $1,604
2006 $3,440 $1,997
2007 $4,204 $2,415
2008 $5,026 $3,606
2009 $4,800 $3,708
2010 $4,833 $4,059
2011 $5,417 $5,144
2012 $5,050 $6,054
2013 $5,626 $6,600
2014 $5,925 $7,164
2015 $5,263 $5,759
2016 $5,598 $5,687
2017 $5,955 $5,828
2018 $6,714 $6,125
2019 $6,719 $6,648
2020 $6,660 $6,593
2021 $7,621 $7,051
2022 $7,606 $8,156
2023 $8,624 $8,233
2024 $9,310 $8,572

North Macedonia vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
North Macedonia

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
North Macedonia Turkmenistan
1950 50.6 48.1
1951 48.5 48.6
1952 52.5 49
1953 53.2 49.4
1954 55.7 49.8
1955 55.4 50.2
1956 58.5 50.6
1957 55.7 51
1958 60.3 51.4
1959 59.5 51.8
1960 60.5 52.1
1961 61.8 52.5
1962 59.3 52.9
1963 61.4 53.2
1964 61.5 53.6
1965 62.6 54
1966 63.5 54.4
1967 63.8 54.8
1968 64.6 55.3
1969 64 55.7
1970 65 56
1971 65.2 56.3
1972 65.6 56.6
1973 67.1 56.8
1974 67.1 57
1975 67.3 57.2
1976 67.9 57.4
1977 68.2 57.7
1978 69.1 58.3
1979 69.2 59.1
1980 69.1 60.2
1981 69.4 61
1982 69.8 61.6
1983 69.7 62
1984 70.2 62.4
1985 70.2 62.8
1986 70.3 63.2
1987 70.4 63.5
1988 70.5 63.7
1989 71.1 63.8
1990 71.3 63.9
1991 71.8 63.8
1992 71.3 63.8
1993 71.7 63.6
1994 71.5 63.5
1995 72 63.5
1996 71.9 63.5
1997 71.9 63.7
1998 71.8 64
1999 72.3 64.5
2000 72.6 64.9
2001 73 65.3
2002 72.7 65.6
2003 73 65.9
2004 73.4 66.1
2005 73.6 66.3
2006 73.8 66.6
2007 73.7 67
2008 74.4 67.6
2009 74.5 68.2
2010 75 68.6
2011 75.1 68.9
2012 75 69
2013 75.6 69
2014 75.6 69
2015 75.6 69.1
2016 75.6 69.1
2017 76.2 69.2
2018 76.9 69.3
2019 76.8 69.4
2020 74.5 68.8
2021 73.3 69.4
2022 76.6 69.9
2023 77.4 70.1
2024 77.5 70.2
2025 77.7 70.3

North Macedonia and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
North Macedonia

Turkmenistan
Year Population
North Macedonia Turkmenistan
1960 1,435,059 1,643,457
1961 1,455,171 1,695,400
1962 1,471,745 1,749,214
1963 1,488,737 1,804,272
1964 1,510,900 1,859,997
1965 1,533,466 1,915,916
1966 1,557,349 1,971,737
1967 1,582,492 2,027,403
1968 1,608,930 2,083,069
1969 1,636,345 2,139,024
1970 1,664,208 2,195,616
1971 1,691,216 2,253,119
1972 1,717,395 2,311,430
1973 1,743,816 2,370,919
1974 1,770,545 2,432,028
1975 1,797,972 2,494,570
1976 1,825,830 2,558,521
1977 1,853,138 2,623,948
1978 1,879,847 2,691,088
1979 1,906,523 2,760,358
1980 1,933,038 2,832,203
1981 1,959,065 2,907,187
1982 1,978,956 2,985,557
1983 1,991,901 3,067,534
1984 2,003,399 3,154,079
1985 2,014,331 3,247,534
1986 2,024,732 3,347,809
1987 2,035,157 3,452,731
1988 2,045,737 3,559,363
1989 2,055,649 3,662,459
1990 2,063,689 3,760,562
1991 2,055,994 3,855,894
1992 2,032,523 3,944,689
1993 2,006,854 4,032,407
1994 1,992,666 4,116,662
1995 1,998,534 4,191,203
1996 2,012,553 4,263,819
1997 1,996,869 4,336,730
1998 2,007,523 4,410,507
1999 2,017,142 4,492,170
2000 2,026,350 4,582,677
2001 2,034,882 4,675,409
2002 2,020,157 4,769,465
2003 2,022,725 4,863,865
2004 2,016,186 4,958,093
2005 2,005,330 5,052,257
2006 1,994,287 5,147,105
2007 1,982,933 5,244,046
2008 1,971,493 5,345,029
2009 1,958,782 5,451,592
2010 1,946,298 5,564,356
2011 1,937,398 5,683,417
2012 1,929,821 5,808,546
2013 1,922,716 5,939,341
2014 1,917,557 6,075,283
2015 1,912,430 6,215,770
2016 1,906,313 6,360,041
2017 1,898,657 6,507,061
2018 1,889,051 6,655,524
2019 1,876,262 6,803,944
2020 1,856,124 6,949,912
2021 1,837,114 7,092,043
2022 1,831,712 7,230,193
2023 1,827,816 7,364,438
2024 1,792,179 7,494,498

Fertility rates in North Macedonia and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
North Macedonia

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
North Macedonia Turkmenistan
1960 3.83 6.59
1961 3.62 6.69
1962 3.5 6.76
1963 3.62 6.79
1964 3.56 6.79
1965 3.52 6.76
1966 3.43 6.7
1967 3.33 6.64
1968 3.22 6.56
1969 3.1 6.48
1970 3.01 6.4
1971 2.93 6.32
1972 2.87 6.2
1973 2.72 6.15
1974 2.7 6.09
1975 2.69 6
1976 2.62 5.9
1977 2.49 5.77
1978 2.42 5.61
1979 2.4 5.46
1980 2.36 5.3
1981 2.29 5.16
1982 2.29 5.04
1983 2.25 4.97
1984 2.24 4.96
1985 2.25 4.97
1986 2.25 4.94
1987 2.32 4.84
1988 2.32 4.68
1989 2.25 4.46
1990 2.27 4.29
1991 2.31 4.14
1992 2.28 3.96
1993 2.26 3.78
1994 2.23 3.62
1995 2.13 3.49
1996 2.06 3.29
1997 1.92 3.18
1998 1.89 3.08
1999 1.77 2.98
2000 1.86 2.9
2001 1.73 2.81
2002 1.79 2.71
2003 1.75 2.67
2004 1.52 2.67
2005 1.5 2.71
2006 1.46 2.72
2007 1.46 2.73
2008 1.47 2.75
2009 1.5 2.79
2010 1.6 2.85
2011 1.46 2.9
2012 1.5 2.96
2013 1.5 3.01
2014 1.5 3.02
2015 1.49 3.03
2016 1.5 2.99
2017 1.43 2.93
2018 1.42 2.88
2019 1.34 2.83
2020 1.31 2.79
2021 1.6 2.75
2022 1.6 2.73
2023 1.5 2.69

North Macedonia and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
North Macedonia

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
North Macedonia Turkmenistan
1960 21.8 21.3
1961 21.8 20.9
1962 21.9 20.4
1963 21.9 19.7
1964 21.9 19
1965 21.9 18.4
1966 22 18
1967 22.2 17.7
1968 22.4 17.5
1969 22.6 17.4
1970 22.8 17.4
1971 23.1 17.4
1972 23.3 17.5
1973 23.6 17.6
1974 23.9 17.7
1975 24.2 17.9
1976 24.5 18
1977 24.8 18.2
1978 25.2 18.3
1979 25.5 18.5
1980 25.9 18.7
1981 26.2 18.8
1982 26.5 19
1983 26.8 19.1
1984 27.2 19.2
1985 27.5 19.3
1986 27.8 19.3
1987 28 19.3
1988 28.3 19.3
1989 28.6 19.3
1990 28.9 19.3
1991 29.2 19.4
1992 29.6 19.4
1993 29.9 19.5
1994 30.3 19.6
1995 30.5 19.7
1996 30.8 19.9
1997 31 20.1
1998 31.2 20.3
1999 31.5 20.6
2000 31.9 20.9
2001 32.2 21.2
2002 32.6 21.5
2003 32.8 21.8
2004 33.2 22.1
2005 33.5 22.4
2006 33.9 22.8
2007 34.3 23.1
2008 34.7 23.4
2009 35.1 23.7
2010 35.5 24
2011 36 24.3
2012 36.4 24.5
2013 36.9 24.8
2014 37.3 25
2015 37.8 25.3
2016 38.3 25.5
2017 38.8 25.7
2018 39.4 25.9
2019 39.9 26.2
2020 40.3 26.4
2021 40.7 26.7
2022 40.9 26.9
2023 41.3 27.2
2024 41.6 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

North Macedonia Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$15B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.1%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.3%
2002
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.7%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.04%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
12.3%
2024
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
59.2%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2019
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2019
2.4%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$5.25B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$458M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
118,000
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
3.52%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
84.3%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

North Macedonia Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,450 kg
2023
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.8
2023
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.76 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.79 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
82.2%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.5%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.2%
2023
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
63.8%
2023
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,320 kWh
2023
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
31%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
23.6%
2023
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

North Macedonia Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,728
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.5
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.53
2023
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2012
99.9%
2022
English speaking
5%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
87.2%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

North Macedonia Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$562
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.002%
2018
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.96
2020
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
27.4 years
2022
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.3
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
28.4%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
32
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.36 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

North Macedonia Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
5,433 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,830 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,867 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,812 mi
2017
n/a

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