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Norway vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Norway has a population of 5.57M (ranked 118/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Norway's land area is 140,645 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 62nd vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Norway Turkmenistan
Population
5642662
7713465
Population rank 119/197 104/197
GDP
$484B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 32/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$86,810
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 8/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$101,032
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$207B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.7%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,084
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 17/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,746
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
140,645 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.4
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
40.7 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Norway and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Norway and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Norway

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Norway Turkmenistan
1960 $5,197,398,721 -
1961 $5,669,689,210 -
1962 $6,107,076,929 -
1963 $6,553,269,536 -
1964 $7,206,522,122 -
1965 $8,111,945,661 -
1966 $8,753,940,267 -
1967 $9,577,383,653 -
1968 $10,227,087,165 -
1969 $11,136,187,440 -
1970 $12,814,123,115 -
1971 $14,583,114,840 -
1972 $17,358,610,850 -
1973 $22,534,253,703 -
1974 $27,145,693,810 -
1975 $32,877,805,200 -
1976 $35,942,270,686 -
1977 $41,508,030,431 -
1978 $46,522,900,254 -
1979 $53,132,244,624 -
1980 $64,439,382,896 -
1981 $63,596,654,761 -
1982 $62,647,195,538 -
1983 $61,627,240,831 -
1984 $62,057,955,033 -
1985 $65,416,879,914 -
1986 $78,693,118,044 -
1987 $94,229,907,236 $2,331,358,820
1988 $101,900,260,856 $3,010,982,414
1989 $102,633,934,391 $3,006,988,217
1990 $119,791,843,060 $3,189,539,641
1991 $121,872,464,483 $3,208,098,919
1992 $130,838,040,068 $3,200,539,816
1993 $120,579,213,713 $3,179,225,949
1994 $127,131,319,429 $2,561,118,608
1995 $152,029,612,325 $2,482,228,440
1996 $163,520,109,151 $2,378,759,975
1997 $161,356,631,888 $2,450,350,625
1998 $154,230,295,158 $2,605,689,134
1999 $162,383,706,021 $2,450,564,100
2000 $171,457,201,936 $2,904,663,311
2001 $174,239,354,071 $3,534,772,732
2002 $195,914,852,576 $4,462,029,109
2003 $229,385,469,337 $5,977,440,583
2004 $265,268,662,473 $6,838,351,088
2005 $309,978,579,744 $8,103,901,996
2006 $346,915,160,682 $10,276,674,365
2007 $402,643,260,488 $12,664,165,103
2008 $464,917,553,191 $19,271,523,179
2009 $387,976,400,617 $20,214,385,965
2010 $431,052,143,940 $22,583,157,895
2011 $501,360,549,669 $29,233,333,333
2012 $512,777,309,841 $35,164,210,526
2013 $526,014,468,085 $39,197,543,860
2014 $501,736,471,833 $43,524,210,526
2015 $388,159,512,246 $35,799,714,286
2016 $370,956,547,619 $36,169,428,571
2017 $401,745,275,035 $37,926,285,714
2018 $439,788,625,884 $40,765,428,571
2019 $408,742,840,909 $45,232,857,143
2020 $367,633,418,887 $45,818,000,000
2021 $503,367,986,030 $50,007,428,571
2022 $596,297,651,036 $58,972,000,000
2023 $482,949,731,777 $60,628,857,143
2024 $483,727,398,216 $64,239,891,739

Norway and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Norway

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Norway Turkmenistan
1960 $1,451 -
1961 $1,571 -
1962 $1,678 -
1963 $1,787 -
1964 $1,951 -
1965 $2,179 -
1966 $2,333 -
1967 $2,531 -
1968 $2,680 -
1969 $2,894 -
1970 $3,306 -
1971 $3,736 -
1972 $4,414 -
1973 $5,690 -
1974 $6,812 -
1975 $8,204 -
1976 $8,927 -
1977 $10,266 -
1978 $11,463 -
1979 $13,047 -
1980 $15,772 -
1981 $15,513 -
1982 $15,225 -
1983 $14,928 -
1984 $14,989 -
1985 $15,754 -
1986 $18,883 -
1987 $22,506 $675
1988 $24,207 $846
1989 $24,281 $821
1990 $28,243 $848
1991 $28,597 $832
1992 $30,524 $811
1993 $27,964 $788
1994 $29,316 $622
1995 $34,876 $592
1996 $37,322 $558
1997 $36,629 $565
1998 $34,803 $591
1999 $36,393 $546
2000 $38,178 $634
2001 $38,602 $756
2002 $43,171 $936
2003 $50,250 $1,229
2004 $57,769 $1,379
2005 $67,047 $1,604
2006 $74,434 $1,997
2007 $85,502 $2,415
2008 $97,504 $3,606
2009 $80,348 $3,708
2010 $88,163 $4,059
2011 $101,222 $5,144
2012 $102,176 $6,054
2013 $103,554 $6,600
2014 $97,667 $7,164
2015 $74,810 $5,759
2016 $70,867 $5,687
2017 $76,132 $5,828
2018 $82,793 $6,125
2019 $76,431 $6,648
2020 $68,340 $6,593
2021 $93,073 $7,051
2022 $109,270 $8,156
2023 $87,497 $8,233
2024 $86,810 $8,572

Norway vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Norway

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Norway Turkmenistan
1950 71.6 48.1
1951 72.5 48.6
1952 72.7 49
1953 73.1 49.4
1954 73.2 49.8
1955 73.4 50.2
1956 73.5 50.6
1957 73.4 51
1958 73.4 51.4
1959 73.6 51.8
1960 73.6 52.1
1961 73.6 52.5
1962 73.5 52.9
1963 73.1 53.2
1964 73.6 53.6
1965 73.7 54
1966 74 54.4
1967 74.1 54.8
1968 73.9 55.3
1969 73.7 55.7
1970 74.1 56
1971 74.2 56.3
1972 74.3 56.6
1973 74.4 56.8
1974 74.8 57
1975 74.8 57.2
1976 75 57.4
1977 75.4 57.7
1978 75.4 58.3
1979 75.4 59.1
1980 75.7 60.2
1981 75.9 61
1982 76 61.6
1983 76.1 62
1984 76.2 62.4
1985 75.9 62.8
1986 76.3 63.2
1987 76.1 63.5
1988 76.3 63.7
1989 76.5 63.8
1990 76.6 63.9
1991 77 63.8
1992 77.2 63.8
1993 77.2 63.6
1994 77.8 63.5
1995 77.8 63.5
1996 78.2 63.5
1997 78.2 63.7
1998 78.4 64
1999 78.4 64.5
2000 78.7 64.9
2001 78.9 65.3
2002 79 65.6
2003 79.5 65.9
2004 80 66.1
2005 80.2 66.3
2006 80.4 66.6
2007 80.5 67
2008 80.7 67.6
2009 80.9 68.2
2010 81 68.6
2011 81.2 68.9
2012 81.4 69
2013 81.7 69
2014 82.1 69
2015 82.3 69.1
2016 82.4 69.1
2017 82.6 69.2
2018 82.8 69.3
2019 83 69.4
2020 83.2 68.8
2021 83.2 69.4
2022 82.6 69.9
2023 83.3 70.1
2024 83.5 70.2
2025 83.6 70.3

Norway and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Norway

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Norway Turkmenistan
1960 3,581,239 1,643,457
1961 3,609,800 1,695,400
1962 3,638,918 1,749,214
1963 3,666,537 1,804,272
1964 3,694,339 1,859,997
1965 3,723,168 1,915,916
1966 3,753,012 1,971,737
1967 3,784,539 2,027,403
1968 3,816,486 2,083,069
1969 3,847,707 2,139,024
1970 3,875,763 2,195,616
1971 3,903,039 2,253,119
1972 3,933,004 2,311,430
1973 3,960,612 2,370,919
1974 3,985,258 2,432,028
1975 4,007,313 2,494,570
1976 4,026,152 2,558,521
1977 4,043,205 2,623,948
1978 4,058,671 2,691,088
1979 4,072,517 2,760,358
1980 4,085,620 2,832,203
1981 4,099,702 2,907,187
1982 4,114,787 2,985,557
1983 4,128,432 3,067,534
1984 4,140,099 3,154,079
1985 4,152,516 3,247,534
1986 4,167,354 3,347,809
1987 4,186,905 3,452,731
1988 4,209,488 3,559,363
1989 4,226,901 3,662,459
1990 4,241,473 3,760,562
1991 4,261,732 3,855,894
1992 4,286,401 3,944,689
1993 4,311,991 4,032,407
1994 4,336,613 4,116,662
1995 4,359,184 4,191,203
1996 4,381,336 4,263,819
1997 4,405,157 4,336,730
1998 4,431,464 4,410,507
1999 4,461,913 4,492,170
2000 4,490,967 4,582,677
2001 4,513,751 4,675,409
2002 4,538,159 4,769,465
2003 4,564,855 4,863,865
2004 4,591,910 4,958,093
2005 4,623,291 5,052,257
2006 4,660,677 5,147,105
2007 4,709,153 5,244,046
2008 4,768,212 5,345,029
2009 4,828,726 5,451,592
2010 4,889,252 5,564,356
2011 4,953,088 5,683,417
2012 5,018,573 5,808,546
2013 5,079,623 5,939,341
2014 5,137,232 6,075,283
2015 5,188,607 6,215,770
2016 5,234,519 6,360,041
2017 5,276,968 6,507,061
2018 5,311,916 6,655,524
2019 5,347,896 6,803,944
2020 5,379,475 6,949,912
2021 5,408,320 7,092,043
2022 5,457,127 7,230,193
2023 5,519,594 7,364,438
2024 5,572,272 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Norway and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Norway

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Norway Turkmenistan
1960 2.85 6.59
1961 2.94 6.69
1962 2.91 6.76
1963 2.93 6.79
1964 2.98 6.79
1965 2.94 6.76
1966 2.9 6.7
1967 2.81 6.64
1968 2.75 6.56
1969 2.7 6.48
1970 2.5 6.4
1971 2.49 6.32
1972 2.38 6.2
1973 2.23 6.15
1974 2.13 6.09
1975 1.98 6
1976 1.86 5.9
1977 1.75 5.77
1978 1.77 5.61
1979 1.75 5.46
1980 1.72 5.3
1981 1.7 5.16
1982 1.71 5.04
1983 1.66 4.97
1984 1.66 4.96
1985 1.68 4.97
1986 1.71 4.94
1987 1.74 4.84
1988 1.84 4.68
1989 1.89 4.46
1990 1.93 4.29
1991 1.92 4.14
1992 1.88 3.96
1993 1.86 3.78
1994 1.87 3.62
1995 1.87 3.49
1996 1.89 3.29
1997 1.86 3.18
1998 1.81 3.08
1999 1.85 2.98
2000 1.85 2.9
2001 1.78 2.81
2002 1.75 2.71
2003 1.8 2.67
2004 1.83 2.67
2005 1.84 2.71
2006 1.9 2.72
2007 1.9 2.73
2008 1.96 2.75
2009 1.98 2.79
2010 1.95 2.85
2011 1.88 2.9
2012 1.85 2.96
2013 1.78 3.01
2014 1.75 3.02
2015 1.72 3.03
2016 1.71 2.99
2017 1.62 2.93
2018 1.56 2.88
2019 1.53 2.83
2020 1.48 2.79
2021 1.55 2.75
2022 1.41 2.73
2023 1.4 2.69

Norway and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Norway

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Norway Turkmenistan
1960 34.3 21.3
1961 34.4 20.9
1962 34.4 20.4
1963 34.3 19.7
1964 34.2 19
1965 34.1 18.4
1966 33.9 18
1967 33.7 17.7
1968 33.5 17.5
1969 33.2 17.4
1970 32.9 17.4
1971 32.7 17.4
1972 32.5 17.5
1973 32.4 17.6
1974 32.4 17.7
1975 32.5 17.9
1976 32.6 18
1977 32.7 18.2
1978 32.9 18.3
1979 33.1 18.5
1980 33.3 18.7
1981 33.6 18.8
1982 33.9 19
1983 34.1 19.1
1984 34.4 19.2
1985 34.6 19.3
1986 34.8 19.3
1987 34.9 19.3
1988 35.1 19.3
1989 35.2 19.3
1990 35.4 19.3
1991 35.5 19.4
1992 35.7 19.4
1993 35.8 19.5
1994 35.9 19.6
1995 36.1 19.7
1996 36.2 19.9
1997 36.4 20.1
1998 36.5 20.3
1999 36.7 20.6
2000 36.9 20.9
2001 37.1 21.2
2002 37.3 21.5
2003 37.5 21.8
2004 37.7 22.1
2005 37.9 22.4
2006 38.1 22.8
2007 38.3 23.1
2008 38.4 23.4
2009 38.5 23.7
2010 38.6 24
2011 38.7 24.3
2012 38.8 24.5
2013 38.9 24.8
2014 39 25
2015 39.2 25.3
2016 39.3 25.5
2017 39.4 25.7
2018 39.6 25.9
2019 39.8 26.2
2020 40 26.4
2021 40.3 26.7
2022 40.4 26.9
2023 40.5 27.2
2024 40.7 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Norway Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$548B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.9%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2022
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+13.2%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.98%
2024
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
51.8%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
37%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
78.3
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.6%
2023
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.4%
1998
Number of millionaires
253,085
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
5.84%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
17
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
180
2017
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$296B
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$81.2B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$621M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,397,000
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
1.86%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Norway Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,885 kg
2023
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.6
2023
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
44.1 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.98 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.3%
2023
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
61.4%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
48.2%
2023
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-704%
2023
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
23,520 kWh
2023
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.1%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
89.1%
2023
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Norway Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+44,356
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
84.3%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
94
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.73
2023
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2013
99.9%
2022
English speaking
87.6%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Norway Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$8,693
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,224
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.17
2021
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
19.5%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.2%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.38 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Norway Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
25,240 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,792 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,118 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025

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