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Taiwan vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Taiwan has a population of 23.4M (ranked 60/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Taiwan's land area is 13,976 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 133rd vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Taiwan Turkmenistan
Population
23308308
7713465
Population rank 60/197 104/197
GDP
$797B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 22/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$34,041
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 34/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,500
2017
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$209B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
24%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,907
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 61/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,771
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
13,976 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
0.89
2024
2.69
2023
Median age
45.1 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Taiwan and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Taiwan and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Taiwan

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Taiwan Turkmenistan
1961 $1,778,000,000 -
1962 $1,960,000,000 -
1963 $2,218,000,000 -
1964 $2,592,000,000 -
1965 $2,869,000,000 -
1966 $3,207,000,000 -
1967 $3,709,000,000 -
1968 $4,325,000,000 -
1969 $5,017,000,000 -
1970 $5,785,000,000 -
1971 $6,727,000,000 -
1972 $8,063,000,000 -
1973 $10,940,000,000 -
1974 $14,739,000,000 -
1975 $15,836,000,000 -
1976 $18,988,000,000 -
1977 $22,252,000,000 -
1978 $27,373,000,000 -
1979 $33,875,000,000 -
1980 $42,292,000,000 -
1981 $49,047,000,000 -
1982 $49,540,000,000 -
1983 $54,155,000,000 -
1984 $61,036,000,000 -
1985 $63,599,000,000 -
1986 $78,347,000,000 -
1987 $104,956,000,000 $2,331,358,820
1988 $126,378,000,000 $3,010,982,414
1989 $152,687,000,000 $3,006,988,217
1990 $166,392,000,000 $3,189,539,641
1991 $187,100,000,000 $3,208,098,919
1992 $222,947,000,000 $3,200,539,816
1993 $234,943,000,000 $3,179,225,949
1994 $256,213,000,000 $2,561,118,608
1995 $279,013,000,000 $2,482,228,440
1996 $292,473,000,000 $2,378,759,975
1997 $303,315,000,000 $2,450,350,625
1998 $279,926,000,000 $2,605,689,134
1999 $303,827,000,000 $2,450,564,100
2000 $330,725,000,000 $2,904,663,311
2001 $299,303,000,000 $3,534,772,732
2002 $307,429,000,000 $4,462,029,109
2003 $317,374,000,000 $5,977,440,583
2004 $346,881,000,000 $6,838,351,088
2005 $374,042,000,000 $8,103,901,996
2006 $386,492,000,000 $10,276,674,365
2007 $406,940,000,000 $12,664,165,103
2008 $415,824,000,000 $19,271,523,179
2009 $390,788,000,000 $20,214,385,965
2010 $444,245,000,000 $22,583,157,895
2011 $483,957,000,000 $29,233,333,333
2012 $495,536,000,000 $35,164,210,526
2013 $512,957,000,000 $39,197,543,860
2014 $535,332,000,000 $43,524,210,526
2015 $534,474,000,000 $35,799,714,286
2016 $543,002,000,000 $36,169,428,571
2017 $591,734,000,000 $37,926,285,714
2018 $610,744,000,000 $40,765,428,571
2019 $613,453,000,000 $45,232,857,143
2020 $676,935,000,000 $45,818,000,000
2021 $777,062,000,000 $50,007,428,571
2022 $765,529,000,000 $58,972,000,000
2023 $757,276,000,000 $60,628,857,143
2024 $796,904,000,000 $64,239,891,739

Taiwan and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Taiwan

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Taiwan Turkmenistan
1961 $161.2 -
1962 $172 -
1963 $188.6 -
1964 $213.6 -
1965 $229.3 -
1966 $249.1 -
1967 $280.8 -
1968 $319 -
1969 $357 -
1970 $397 -
1971 $451 -
1972 $530 -
1973 $706 -
1974 $934 -
1975 $985 -
1976 $1,158 -
1977 $1,330 -
1978 $1,606 -
1979 $1,950 -
1980 $2,389 -
1981 $2,720 -
1982 $2,699 -
1983 $2,903 -
1984 $3,224 -
1985 $3,314 -
1986 $4,036 -
1987 $5,350 $675
1988 $6,370 $846
1989 $7,613 $821
1990 $8,205 $848
1991 $9,125 $832
1992 $10,768 $811
1993 $11,242 $788
1994 $12,150 $622
1995 $13,119 $592
1996 $13,641 $558
1997 $14,020 $565
1998 $12,820 $591
1999 $13,804 $546
2000 $14,908 $634
2001 $13,397 $756
2002 $13,686 $936
2003 $14,066 $1,229
2004 $15,317 $1,379
2005 $16,456 $1,604
2006 $16,934 $1,997
2007 $17,757 $2,415
2008 $18,081 $3,606
2009 $16,933 $3,708
2010 $19,197 $4,059
2011 $20,866 $5,144
2012 $21,295 $6,054
2013 $21,973 $6,600
2014 $22,874 $7,164
2015 $22,780 $5,759
2016 $23,091 $5,687
2017 $25,121 $5,828
2018 $25,901 $6,125
2019 $25,998 $6,648
2020 $28,705 $6,593
2021 $33,111 $7,051
2022 $32,827 $8,156
2023 $32,442 $8,233
2024 $34,041 $8,572

Taiwan vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Taiwan

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Taiwan Turkmenistan
1950 56.6 48.1
1951 57.2 48.6
1952 57.9 49
1953 58.6 49.4
1954 58.9 49.8
1955 59.8 50.2
1956 60.3 50.6
1957 61 51
1958 61 51.4
1959 61.6 51.8
1960 62.5 52.1
1961 63 52.5
1962 63.8 52.9
1963 64.5 53.2
1964 64.9 53.6
1965 65.7 54
1966 66.1 54.4
1967 66.7 54.8
1968 66.8 55.3
1969 67.7 55.7
1970 69 56
1971 69.4 56.3
1972 69.6 56.6
1973 69.8 56.8
1974 70.3 57
1975 70.9 57.2
1976 71.2 57.4
1977 71.3 57.7
1978 71.7 58.3
1979 71.7 59.1
1980 72 60.2
1981 72 61
1982 72.4 61.6
1983 72.4 62
1984 73 62.4
1985 73.3 62.8
1986 73.3 63.2
1987 73.6 63.5
1988 73.4 63.7
1989 73.7 63.8
1990 73.9 63.9
1991 74.3 63.8
1992 74.3 63.8
1993 74.6 63.6
1994 74.7 63.5
1995 74.6 63.5
1996 74.9 63.5
1997 75.3 63.7
1998 75.5 64
1999 75.6 64.5
2000 76.1 64.9
2001 76.5 65.3
2002 76.9 65.6
2003 77 65.9
2004 77.2 66.1
2005 77.1 66.3
2006 77.8 66.6
2007 78 67
2008 78.3 67.6
2009 78.7 68.2
2010 79 68.6
2011 78.9 68.9
2012 79.2 69
2013 79.6 69
2014 79.5 69
2015 79.9 69.1
2016 79.7 69.1
2017 80.1 69.2
2018 80.4 69.3
2019 80.6 69.4
2020 81.1 68.8
2021 80.8 69.4
2022 80.2 69.9
2023 80.6 70.1
2024 80.7 70.2
2025 80.9 70.3

Taiwan and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Taiwan

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Taiwan Turkmenistan
1960 - 1,643,457
1961 11,030,385 1,695,400
1962 11,392,513 1,749,214
1963 11,762,101 1,804,272
1964 12,137,143 1,859,997
1965 12,511,863 1,915,916
1966 12,874,153 1,971,737
1967 13,210,344 2,027,403
1968 13,548,537 2,083,069
1969 14,068,984 2,139,024
1970 14,582,944 2,195,616
1971 14,913,564 2,253,119
1972 15,220,495 2,311,430
1973 15,505,121 2,370,919
1974 15,784,817 2,432,028
1975 16,075,128 2,494,570
1976 16,401,413 2,558,521
1977 16,730,895 2,623,948
1978 17,042,272 2,691,088
1979 17,372,779 2,760,358
1980 17,704,538 2,832,203
1981 18,029,982 2,907,187
1982 18,354,855 2,985,557
1983 18,653,146 3,067,534
1984 18,929,866 3,154,079
1985 19,191,510 3,247,534
1986 19,411,454 3,347,809
1987 19,617,046 3,452,731
1988 19,839,704 3,559,363
1989 20,055,492 3,662,459
1990 20,278,946 3,760,562
1991 20,503,568 3,855,894
1992 20,704,227 3,944,689
1993 20,899,019 4,032,407
1994 21,086,645 4,116,662
1995 21,267,653 4,191,203
1996 21,441,432 4,263,819
1997 21,634,124 4,336,730
1998 21,835,703 4,410,507
1999 22,010,489 4,492,170
2000 22,184,530 4,582,677
2001 22,341,120 4,675,409
2002 22,463,172 4,769,465
2003 22,562,663 4,863,865
2004 22,646,836 4,958,093
2005 22,729,753 5,052,257
2006 22,823,455 5,147,105
2007 22,917,444 5,244,046
2008 22,997,696 5,345,029
2009 23,078,402 5,451,592
2010 23,140,948 5,564,356
2011 23,193,518 5,683,417
2012 23,270,367 5,808,546
2013 23,344,670 5,939,341
2014 23,403,635 6,075,283
2015 23,462,914 6,215,770
2016 23,515,945 6,360,041
2017 23,555,522 6,507,061
2018 23,580,080 6,655,524
2019 23,596,027 6,803,944
2020 23,582,179 6,949,912
2021 23,468,275 7,092,043
2022 23,319,977 7,230,193
2023 23,342,541 7,364,438
2024 23,410,331 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Taiwan and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Taiwan

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Taiwan Turkmenistan
1951 7.04 -
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 - 6.59
1961 - 6.69
1962 - 6.76
1963 - 6.79
1964 - 6.79
1965 - 6.76
1966 - 6.7
1967 - 6.64
1968 - 6.56
1969 - 6.48
1970 - 6.4
1971 - 6.32
1972 - 6.2
1973 - 6.15
1974 - 6.09
1975 - 6
1976 - 5.9
1977 - 5.77
1978 - 5.61
1979 - 5.46
1980 - 5.3
1981 2.46 5.16
1982 - 5.04
1983 - 4.97
1984 - 4.96
1985 - 4.97
1986 - 4.94
1987 - 4.84
1988 - 4.68
1989 - 4.46
1990 - 4.29
1991 1.72 4.14
1992 - 3.96
1993 - 3.78
1994 - 3.62
1995 - 3.49
1996 - 3.29
1997 - 3.18
1998 - 3.08
1999 - 2.98
2000 - 2.9
2001 1.4 2.81
2002 - 2.71
2003 - 2.67
2004 - 2.67
2005 - 2.71
2006 - 2.72
2007 - 2.73
2008 - 2.75
2009 - 2.79
2010 - 2.85
2011 1.07 2.9
2012 - 2.96
2013 - 3.01
2014 - 3.02
2015 1.18 3.03
2016 1.17 2.99
2017 1.13 2.93
2018 1.06 2.88
2019 1.05 2.83
2020 0.99 2.79
2021 0.98 2.75
2022 0.87 2.73
2023 0.87 2.69
2024 0.89 -

Taiwan and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Taiwan

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Taiwan Turkmenistan
1960 - 21.3
1961 - 20.9
1962 - 20.4
1963 - 19.7
1964 - 19
1965 - 18.4
1966 - 18
1967 - 17.7
1968 - 17.5
1969 - 17.4
1970 - 17.4
1971 - 17.4
1972 - 17.5
1973 - 17.6
1974 20.8 17.7
1975 21.2 17.9
1976 21.5 18
1977 21.9 18.2
1978 22.3 18.3
1979 22.6 18.5
1980 23 18.7
1981 23.4 18.8
1982 23.8 19
1983 24.1 19.1
1984 24.6 19.2
1985 25.1 19.3
1986 25.6 19.3
1987 26.1 19.3
1988 26.5 19.3
1989 27 19.3
1990 27.5 19.3
1991 28 19.4
1992 28.4 19.4
1993 28.9 19.5
1994 29.4 19.6
1995 29.8 19.7
1996 30.3 19.9
1997 30.7 20.1
1998 31.2 20.3
1999 31.6 20.6
2000 32.1 20.9
2001 32.6 21.2
2002 33.1 21.5
2003 33.6 21.8
2004 34.1 22.1
2005 34.7 22.4
2006 35.2 22.8
2007 35.8 23.1
2008 36.3 23.4
2009 36.8 23.7
2010 37.4 24
2011 37.9 24.3
2012 38.3 24.5
2013 38.9 24.8
2014 39.3 25
2015 39.9 25.3
2016 40.4 25.5
2017 41 25.7
2018 41.5 25.9
2019 42.1 26.2
2020 42.7 26.4
2021 43.3 26.7
2022 43.9 26.9
2023 44.5 27.2
2024 45.1 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Taiwan Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$825B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.9%
2024
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel n/a
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.43%
2024
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.38%
2024
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
58.8%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
39.8%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
79.7
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 millionaires
788,799
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
4.01%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
54
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received n/a
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals n/a
380,000
1998
Banked people share n/a
40.6%
2017

Energy

Taiwan Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,308 kg
2024
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
273.7 megatons
2022
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
11.7 tons
2022
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share n/a
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share n/a
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share n/a
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share n/a
0%
2021
Electricity access n/a
100%
2023

Society

Taiwan Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+47,029
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population n/a
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
78.9
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
88
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2015
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2024
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
129
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.5%
2014
99.9%
2022
English speaking
30%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet n/a
21.3%
2017

Health

Taiwan Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$459
2022
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2024
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
40
2023
Obesity rate
11.3%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence n/a
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
55
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Taiwan Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
597 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,000 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,495 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
25,771 mi
2019
n/a

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