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Tajikistan vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

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Tajikistan has a population of 10.6M (ranked 91/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Tajikistan's land area is 53,587 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 93rd vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Tajikistan Turkmenistan
Population
10940854
7713465
Population rank 88/197 104/197
GDP
$14.2B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 145/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$1,341
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 167/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,406
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$4.2B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28.4%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$396
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 171/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,250
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
53,587 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.07
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
23 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.1 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Tajikistan and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Tajikistan and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Tajikistan

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Tajikistan Turkmenistan
1987 - $2,331,358,820
1988 - $3,010,982,414
1989 - $3,006,988,217
1990 $2,629,395,066 $3,189,539,641
1991 $2,536,585,366 $3,208,098,919
1992 $1,908,554,572 $3,200,539,816
1993 $1,646,623,195 $3,179,225,949
1994 $1,522,001,206 $2,561,118,608
1995 $1,231,561,860 $2,482,228,440
1996 $1,043,654,822 $2,378,759,975
1997 $921,518,033 $2,450,350,625
1998 $1,320,199,582 $2,605,689,134
1999 $1,086,612,290 $2,450,564,100
2000 $860,541,842 $2,904,663,311
2001 $1,080,772,551 $3,534,772,732
2002 $1,221,106,220 $4,462,029,109
2003 $1,555,318,261 $5,977,440,583
2004 $2,076,176,869 $6,838,351,088
2005 $2,312,352,021 $8,103,901,996
2006 $2,830,213,849 $10,276,674,365
2007 $3,719,524,541 $12,664,165,103
2008 $5,161,299,725 $19,271,523,179
2009 $4,979,472,364 $20,214,385,965
2010 $5,642,221,099 $22,583,157,895
2011 $6,522,756,255 $29,233,333,333
2012 $7,633,036,903 $35,164,210,526
2013 $8,448,411,318 $39,197,543,860
2014 $9,112,605,459 $43,524,210,526
2015 $8,271,431,485 $35,799,714,286
2016 $6,992,416,097 $36,169,428,571
2017 $7,536,402,853 $37,926,285,714
2018 $7,764,999,999 $40,765,428,571
2019 $8,300,813,599 $45,232,857,143
2020 $8,133,963,551 $45,818,000,000
2021 $8,937,805,347 $50,007,428,571
2022 $10,713,525,200 $58,972,000,000
2023 $12,244,169,293 $60,628,857,143
2024 $14,204,575,549 $64,239,891,739

Tajikistan and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Tajikistan

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Tajikistan Turkmenistan
1987 - $675
1988 - $846
1989 - $821
1990 $487 $848
1991 $458 $832
1992 $338 $811
1993 $287.6 $788
1994 $261.3 $622
1995 $207 $592
1996 $172 $558
1997 $150.1 $565
1998 $213.7 $591
1999 $175 $546
2000 $136.9 $634
2001 $168.7 $756
2002 $187 $936
2003 $233.6 $1,229
2004 $306 $1,379
2005 $334 $1,604
2006 $401 $1,997
2007 $517 $2,415
2008 $703 $3,606
2009 $665 $3,708
2010 $737 $4,059
2011 $834 $5,144
2012 $952 $6,054
2013 $1,028 $6,600
2014 $1,082 $7,164
2015 $957 $5,759
2016 $789 $5,687
2017 $829 $5,828
2018 $834 $6,125
2019 $871 $6,648
2020 $834 $6,593
2021 $897 $7,051
2022 $1,052 $8,156
2023 $1,178 $8,233
2024 $1,341 $8,572

Tajikistan vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tajikistan

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Tajikistan Turkmenistan
1950 49.3 48.1
1951 49.6 48.6
1952 49.9 49
1953 50.2 49.4
1954 50.5 49.8
1955 50.8 50.2
1956 51.1 50.6
1957 51.4 51
1958 51.8 51.4
1959 52.2 51.8
1960 52.5 52.1
1961 52.9 52.5
1962 53.4 52.9
1963 53.8 53.2
1964 54.2 53.6
1965 54.7 54
1966 55.1 54.4
1967 55.5 54.8
1968 55.9 55.3
1969 56.3 55.7
1970 56.6 56
1971 56.9 56.3
1972 57.2 56.6
1973 57.4 56.8
1974 57.7 57
1975 57.9 57.2
1976 58.1 57.4
1977 58.2 57.7
1978 58.4 58.3
1979 58.5 59.1
1980 58.6 60.2
1981 58.8 61
1982 60.2 61.6
1983 60.5 62
1984 60.7 62.4
1985 61 62.8
1986 61.8 63.2
1987 61.6 63.5
1988 61.8 63.7
1989 61.7 63.8
1990 61.6 63.9
1991 61.7 63.8
1992 57.1 63.8
1993 55.5 63.6
1994 60.1 63.5
1995 61.4 63.5
1996 60.8 63.5
1997 61.9 63.7
1998 62.4 64
1999 63.1 64.5
2000 63.5 64.9
2001 64.2 65.3
2002 64.9 65.6
2003 65.9 65.9
2004 66.6 66.1
2005 66.5 66.3
2006 67 66.6
2007 67.4 67
2008 67.9 67.6
2009 68.2 68.2
2010 68.4 68.6
2011 68.7 68.9
2012 69.1 69
2013 69.6 69
2014 69.7 69
2015 69.7 69.1
2016 70 69.1
2017 70.5 69.2
2018 70.7 69.3
2019 71 69.4
2020 68.6 68.8
2021 69.6 69.4
2022 71.6 69.9
2023 71.8 70.1
2024 71.9 70.2
2025 72.1 70.3

Tajikistan and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Tajikistan

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Tajikistan Turkmenistan
1960 2,112,131 1,643,457
1961 2,181,805 1,695,400
1962 2,255,026 1,749,214
1963 2,331,736 1,804,272
1964 2,411,260 1,859,997
1965 2,492,998 1,915,916
1966 2,577,184 1,971,737
1967 2,664,130 2,027,403
1968 2,753,848 2,083,069
1969 2,845,273 2,139,024
1970 2,936,779 2,195,616
1971 3,028,837 2,253,119
1972 3,123,691 2,311,430
1973 3,222,290 2,370,919
1974 3,324,499 2,432,028
1975 3,430,425 2,494,570
1976 3,540,076 2,558,521
1977 3,653,265 2,623,948
1978 3,768,508 2,691,088
1979 3,882,691 2,760,358
1980 3,995,256 2,832,203
1981 4,109,022 2,907,187
1982 4,227,171 2,985,557
1983 4,350,874 3,067,534
1984 4,480,026 3,154,079
1985 4,619,003 3,247,534
1986 4,772,139 3,347,809
1987 4,939,059 3,452,731
1988 5,114,989 3,559,363
1989 5,267,249 3,662,459
1990 5,398,768 3,760,562
1991 5,541,205 3,855,894
1992 5,649,400 3,944,689
1993 5,724,993 4,032,407
1994 5,825,368 4,116,662
1995 5,948,584 4,191,203
1996 6,066,523 4,263,819
1997 6,139,829 4,336,730
1998 6,176,397 4,410,507
1999 6,208,370 4,492,170
2000 6,284,735 4,582,677
2001 6,407,377 4,675,409
2002 6,531,669 4,769,465
2003 6,658,575 4,863,865
2004 6,790,547 4,958,093
2005 6,924,720 5,052,257
2006 7,057,566 5,147,105
2007 7,194,477 5,244,046
2008 7,338,403 5,345,029
2009 7,490,230 5,451,592
2010 7,652,141 5,564,356
2011 7,824,785 5,683,417
2012 8,014,084 5,808,546
2013 8,216,724 5,939,341
2014 8,425,552 6,075,283
2015 8,643,840 6,215,770
2016 8,865,631 6,360,041
2017 9,085,946 6,507,061
2018 9,307,333 6,655,524
2019 9,529,966 6,803,944
2020 9,749,310 6,949,912
2021 9,966,908 7,092,043
2022 10,182,222 7,230,193
2023 10,389,799 7,364,438
2024 10,590,927 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Tajikistan

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Tajikistan Turkmenistan
1960 6.24 6.59
1961 6.35 6.69
1962 6.48 6.76
1963 6.62 6.79
1964 6.68 6.79
1965 6.74 6.76
1966 6.82 6.7
1967 6.89 6.64
1968 6.91 6.56
1969 6.91 6.48
1970 6.91 6.4
1971 6.91 6.32
1972 6.89 6.2
1973 6.84 6.15
1974 6.77 6.09
1975 6.69 6
1976 6.6 5.9
1977 6.49 5.77
1978 6.4 5.61
1979 6.31 5.46
1980 6.21 5.3
1981 6.12 5.16
1982 6.03 5.04
1983 5.98 4.97
1984 5.96 4.96
1985 5.94 4.97
1986 5.91 4.94
1987 5.84 4.84
1988 5.75 4.68
1989 5.61 4.46
1990 5.46 4.29
1991 5.28 4.14
1992 5.06 3.96
1993 4.92 3.78
1994 4.79 3.62
1995 4.66 3.49
1996 3.94 3.29
1997 4.06 3.18
1998 4.07 3.08
1999 3.85 2.98
2000 3.49 2.9
2001 3.49 2.81
2002 3.47 2.71
2003 3.42 2.67
2004 3.51 2.67
2005 3.4 2.71
2006 3.34 2.72
2007 3.37 2.73
2008 3.39 2.75
2009 3.43 2.79
2010 3.46 2.85
2011 3.46 2.9
2012 3.42 2.96
2013 3.43 3.01
2014 3.46 3.02
2015 3.46 3.03
2016 3.38 2.99
2017 3.29 2.93
2018 3.29 2.88
2019 3.28 2.83
2020 3.21 2.79
2021 3.17 2.75
2022 3.13 2.73
2023 3.07 2.69

Tajikistan and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Tajikistan

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Tajikistan Turkmenistan
1960 21.6 21.3
1961 21.4 20.9
1962 20.9 20.4
1963 20.4 19.7
1964 19.6 19
1965 18.9 18.4
1966 18.4 18
1967 18.1 17.7
1968 17.9 17.5
1969 17.8 17.4
1970 17.8 17.4
1971 17.8 17.4
1972 17.8 17.5
1973 17.8 17.6
1974 17.8 17.7
1975 17.9 17.9
1976 17.9 18
1977 18 18.2
1978 18 18.3
1979 18.1 18.5
1980 18.1 18.7
1981 18.1 18.8
1982 18.2 19
1983 18.2 19.1
1984 18.2 19.2
1985 18.2 19.3
1986 18.3 19.3
1987 18.3 19.3
1988 18.3 19.3
1989 18.2 19.3
1990 18.1 19.3
1991 18 19.4
1992 17.9 19.4
1993 17.8 19.5
1994 17.7 19.6
1995 17.7 19.7
1996 17.7 19.9
1997 17.9 20.1
1998 18 20.3
1999 18.2 20.6
2000 18.5 20.9
2001 18.7 21.2
2002 18.9 21.5
2003 19.2 21.8
2004 19.4 22.1
2005 19.6 22.4
2006 19.8 22.8
2007 20.1 23.1
2008 20.4 23.4
2009 20.6 23.7
2010 20.8 24
2011 21 24.3
2012 21.2 24.5
2013 21.4 24.8
2014 21.6 25
2015 21.7 25.3
2016 21.9 25.5
2017 22 25.7
2018 22.2 25.9
2019 22.3 26.2
2020 22.5 26.4
2021 22.6 26.7
2022 22.7 26.9
2023 22.9 27.2
2024 23 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tajikistan Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$17.5B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.3%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2023
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
17,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.08%
2016
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
33.6%
2023
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
51.5
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2024
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2024
2.4%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$3.3B
2023
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$6.8B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,035,000
2018
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
7.27%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
54.5%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Tajikistan Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
375 kg
2022
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12
2022
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.31 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.9 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
60.9%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
44.8%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
28%
2022
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,476 kWh
2022
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
93.4%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
92.7%
2022
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Tajikistan Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-21,236
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
28.5%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
19
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.91
2020
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.7
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
72
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2010
99.9%
2022
English speaking
5%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
56.8%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Tajikistan Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$78.6
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.2
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
72.1 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.3%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.13
2021
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2017
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
27.3
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
24.6%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.74 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Tajikistan Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
5,060 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,976 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,648 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18,641 mi
2018
n/a

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