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Turkmenistan vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Turkmenistan has a population of 7.49M (ranked 104/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Turkmenistan's land area is 181,441 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 53rd vs. 117th).

By GDP, Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Turkmenistan UAE
Population
7713465
11372700
Population rank 104/197 86/197
GDP
$64.2B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 88/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$8,572
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 91/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,408
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$2.97B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
4.5%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$396
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 172/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,974
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
181,441 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
27.5 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.3 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Turkmenistan and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Turkmenistan and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Turkmenistan UAE
1970 - $685,986,701
1971 - $939,893,600
1972 - $1,415,086,929
1973 - $4,231,243,616
1974 - $11,651,505,689
1975 - $14,720,728,249
1976 - $19,213,158,779
1977 - $24,871,775,165
1978 - $23,775,764,225
1979 - $31,225,659,621
1980 - $43,599,160,050
1981 - $49,333,424,135
1982 - $46,622,718,605
1983 - $42,803,323,345
1984 - $41,807,954,236
1985 - $40,603,650,232
1986 - $33,943,612,095
1987 $2,331,358,820 $36,384,908,744
1988 $3,010,982,414 $36,275,674,203
1989 $3,006,988,217 $41,464,995,914
1990 $3,189,539,641 $50,701,443,748
1991 $3,208,098,919 $51,552,165,622
1992 $3,200,539,816 $54,239,171,888
1993 $3,179,225,949 $55,625,170,253
1994 $2,561,118,608 $59,305,093,980
1995 $2,482,228,440 $65,743,666,576
1996 $2,378,759,975 $73,571,233,996
1997 $2,450,350,625 $78,839,008,445
1998 $2,605,689,134 $75,674,336,283
1999 $2,450,564,100 $84,445,473,111
2000 $2,904,663,311 $104,337,372,362
2001 $3,534,772,732 $103,311,640,572
2002 $4,462,029,109 $109,816,201,498
2003 $5,977,440,583 $124,346,358,067
2004 $6,838,351,088 $147,824,370,320
2005 $8,103,901,996 $180,617,467,965
2006 $10,276,674,365 $222,116,541,865
2007 $12,664,165,103 $257,916,133,424
2008 $19,271,523,179 $315,474,615,739
2009 $20,214,385,965 $253,547,358,747
2010 $22,583,157,895 $300,189,052,689
2011 $29,233,333,333 $360,832,739,551
2012 $35,164,210,526 $384,610,125,391
2013 $39,197,543,860 $400,218,529,748
2014 $43,524,210,526 $414,105,366,753
2015 $35,799,714,286 $370,275,469,571
2016 $36,169,428,571 $369,255,326,236
2017 $37,926,285,714 $390,516,804,030
2018 $40,765,428,571 $427,049,432,158
2019 $45,232,857,143 $417,989,721,743
2020 $45,818,000,000 $349,473,015,330
2021 $50,007,428,571 $415,178,792,757
2022 $58,972,000,000 $502,731,935,194
2023 $60,628,857,143 $514,130,432,648
2024 $64,239,891,739 $537,078,829,135

Turkmenistan and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Turkmenistan UAE
1970 - $2,394
1971 - $2,805
1972 - $3,675
1973 - $9,696
1974 - $23,823
1975 - $27,117
1976 - $31,197
1977 - $35,020
1978 - $29,379
1979 - $34,238
1980 - $42,925
1981 - $44,854
1982 - $39,972
1983 - $34,650
1984 - $32,012
1985 - $29,468
1986 - $23,132
1987 $675 $23,113
1988 $846 $21,570
1989 $821 $23,167
1990 $848 $26,710
1991 $832 $25,691
1992 $811 $25,648
1993 $788 $25,033
1994 $622 $25,473
1995 $592 $27,003
1996 $558 $28,323
1997 $565 $27,983
1998 $591 $24,889
1999 $546 $25,856
2000 $634 $29,866
2001 $756 $27,745
2002 $936 $27,754
2003 $1,229 $29,660
2004 $1,379 $33,377
2005 $1,604 $38,719
2006 $1,997 $44,343
2007 $2,415 $45,855
2008 $3,606 $50,054
2009 $3,708 $37,803
2010 $4,059 $43,697
2011 $5,144 $50,789
2012 $6,054 $52,034
2013 $6,600 $52,024
2014 $7,164 $51,381
2015 $5,759 $43,535
2016 $5,687 $41,326
2017 $5,828 $42,341
2018 $6,125 $45,690
2019 $6,648 $44,251
2020 $6,593 $37,174
2021 $7,051 $43,360
2022 $8,156 $49,899
2023 $8,233 $49,041
2024 $8,572 $49,378

Turkmenistan vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Turkmenistan UAE
1950 48.1 42.1
1951 48.6 42.9
1952 49 43.6
1953 49.4 44.4
1954 49.8 45.2
1955 50.2 46
1956 50.6 46.9
1957 51 47.8
1958 51.4 48.8
1959 51.8 49.7
1960 52.1 50.7
1961 52.5 51.6
1962 52.9 52.5
1963 53.2 53.5
1964 53.6 54.5
1965 54 55.5
1966 54.4 56.6
1967 54.8 57.6
1968 55.3 58.7
1969 55.7 59.8
1970 56 60.8
1971 56.3 61.8
1972 56.6 62.7
1973 56.8 63.5
1974 57 64.4
1975 57.2 65.1
1976 57.4 65.8
1977 57.7 66.5
1978 58.3 67.1
1979 59.1 67.6
1980 60.2 68.2
1981 61 68.6
1982 61.6 69.1
1983 62 69.4
1984 62.4 69.8
1985 62.8 70.1
1986 63.2 70.4
1987 63.5 70.6
1988 63.7 70.8
1989 63.8 71
1990 63.9 71.1
1991 63.8 71.1
1992 63.8 71.2
1993 63.6 71.2
1994 63.5 71.2
1995 63.5 71.4
1996 63.5 71.8
1997 63.7 72.6
1998 64 73.7
1999 64.5 75
2000 64.9 76.3
2001 65.3 77.6
2002 65.6 78.7
2003 65.9 79.6
2004 66.1 80.3
2005 66.3 80.8
2006 66.6 81.2
2007 67 81.4
2008 67.6 81.6
2009 68.2 81.7
2010 68.6 81.9
2011 68.9 81.9
2012 69 81.9
2013 69 82
2014 69 82
2015 69.1 82.1
2016 69.1 82.2
2017 69.2 82.4
2018 69.3 82.4
2019 69.4 82.6
2020 68.8 81.9
2021 69.4 79.1
2022 69.9 80.5
2023 70.1 82.9
2024 70.2 83.1
2025 70.3 83.2

Turkmenistan and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Turkmenistan UAE
1960 1,643,457 131,334
1961 1,695,400 137,989
1962 1,749,214 144,946
1963 1,804,272 152,211
1964 1,859,997 159,692
1965 1,915,916 167,103
1966 1,971,737 173,976
1967 2,027,403 179,700
1968 2,083,069 199,416
1969 2,139,024 239,660
1970 2,195,616 286,536
1971 2,253,119 335,027
1972 2,311,430 385,014
1973 2,370,919 436,399
1974 2,432,028 489,087
1975 2,494,570 542,856
1976 2,558,521 615,866
1977 2,623,948 710,209
1978 2,691,088 809,274
1979 2,760,358 912,010
1980 2,832,203 1,015,700
1981 2,907,187 1,099,855
1982 2,985,557 1,166,370
1983 3,067,534 1,235,305
1984 3,154,079 1,305,996
1985 3,247,534 1,377,911
1986 3,347,809 1,467,383
1987 3,452,731 1,574,244
1988 3,559,363 1,681,788
1989 3,662,459 1,789,851
1990 3,760,562 1,898,220
1991 3,855,894 2,006,626
1992 3,944,689 2,114,730
1993 4,032,407 2,222,093
1994 4,116,662 2,328,188
1995 4,191,203 2,434,662
1996 4,263,819 2,597,564
1997 4,336,730 2,817,410
1998 4,410,507 3,040,421
1999 4,492,170 3,266,009
2000 4,582,677 3,493,575
2001 4,675,409 3,723,590
2002 4,769,465 3,956,826
2003 4,863,865 4,192,457
2004 4,958,093 4,428,967
2005 5,052,257 4,664,790
2006 5,147,105 5,009,100
2007 5,244,046 5,624,635
2008 5,345,029 6,302,664
2009 5,451,592 6,707,058
2010 5,564,356 6,869,838
2011 5,683,417 7,104,538
2012 5,808,546 7,391,448
2013 5,939,341 7,693,031
2014 6,075,283 8,059,440
2015 6,215,770 8,505,237
2016 6,360,041 8,935,095
2017 6,507,061 9,223,225
2018 6,655,524 9,346,701
2019 6,803,944 9,445,785
2020 6,949,912 9,401,038
2021 7,092,043 9,575,152
2022 7,230,193 10,074,977
2023 7,364,438 10,483,751
2024 7,494,498 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Turkmenistan and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Turkmenistan UAE
1960 6.59 6.5
1961 6.69 6.49
1962 6.76 6.49
1963 6.79 6.5
1964 6.79 6.49
1965 6.76 6.5
1966 6.7 6.5
1967 6.64 6.51
1968 6.56 6.53
1969 6.48 6.52
1970 6.4 6.52
1971 6.32 6.52
1972 6.2 6.5
1973 6.15 6.46
1974 6.09 6.41
1975 6 6.35
1976 5.9 6.29
1977 5.77 6.22
1978 5.61 6.15
1979 5.46 6.06
1980 5.3 5.95
1981 5.16 5.81
1982 5.04 5.66
1983 4.97 5.48
1984 4.96 5.3
1985 4.97 5.13
1986 4.94 5
1987 4.84 4.88
1988 4.68 4.77
1989 4.46 4.65
1990 4.29 4.51
1991 4.14 4.25
1992 3.96 4.09
1993 3.78 3.82
1994 3.62 3.76
1995 3.49 3.28
1996 3.29 3.06
1997 3.18 2.83
1998 3.08 2.77
1999 2.98 2.79
2000 2.9 2.73
2001 2.81 2.62
2002 2.71 2.54
2003 2.67 2.49
2004 2.67 2.38
2005 2.71 2.23
2006 2.72 1.96
2007 2.73 1.79
2008 2.75 1.52
2009 2.79 1.58
2010 2.85 1.57
2011 2.9 1.54
2012 2.96 1.53
2013 3.01 1.53
2014 3.02 1.48
2015 3.03 1.42
2016 2.99 1.37
2017 2.93 1.35
2018 2.88 1.29
2019 2.83 1.25
2020 2.79 1.29
2021 2.75 1.16
2022 2.73 1.15
2023 2.69 1.2

Turkmenistan and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Turkmenistan UAE
1960 21.3 19.6
1961 20.9 20.1
1962 20.4 20.6
1963 19.7 21
1964 19 21.5
1965 18.4 22
1966 18 22.6
1967 17.7 23.3
1968 17.5 23.5
1969 17.4 23.1
1970 17.4 23
1971 17.4 23.2
1972 17.5 23.6
1973 17.6 24.1
1974 17.7 24.7
1975 17.9 25.4
1976 18 25.6
1977 18.2 25.4
1978 18.3 25.5
1979 18.5 25.8
1980 18.7 26.2
1981 18.8 26.4
1982 19 26.4
1983 19.1 26.4
1984 19.2 26.4
1985 19.3 26.6
1986 19.3 26.5
1987 19.3 26.1
1988 19.3 25.9
1989 19.3 25.8
1990 19.3 25.8
1991 19.4 26
1992 19.4 26.4
1993 19.5 26.8
1994 19.6 27.4
1995 19.7 28
1996 19.9 28.1
1997 20.1 27.9
1998 20.3 27.9
1999 20.6 28
2000 20.9 28.2
2001 21.2 28.6
2002 21.5 29.1
2003 21.8 29.6
2004 22.1 30.3
2005 22.4 30.9
2006 22.8 31.4
2007 23.1 31.6
2008 23.4 31.6
2009 23.7 31.6
2010 24 31.7
2011 24.3 31.7
2012 24.5 31.7
2013 24.8 31.7
2014 25 31.8
2015 25.3 31.8
2016 25.5 31.8
2017 25.7 31.8
2018 25.9 31.8
2019 26.2 31.8
2020 26.4 31.8
2021 26.7 31.9
2022 26.9 31.9
2023 27.2 32.2
2024 27.5 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Turkmenistan UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$62.9B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
11.1%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.71%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
1999
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
57,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.17%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
4%
2010
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49.4%
2023
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
39.3%
2023
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
47.1
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.5%
1998
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
1998
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.51B
1999
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
n/a
International tourist arrivals
380,000
1998
8,084,000
2020
Banked people share
40.6%
2017
85.7%
2021

Energy

Turkmenistan UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,626 kg
2022
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.26
2022
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
66 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.96 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0%
2022
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-109.8%
2022
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,829 kWh
2022
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.01%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.02%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Turkmenistan UAE
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+14,646
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
54.5%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.34 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33.8
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
68
2024
Higher education index n/a
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2015
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2022
98.8%
2024
English speaking
2%
2025
65%
2025
People using the Internet
21.3%
2017
100%
2024

Health

Turkmenistan UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$579
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$459
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
70.3 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.63%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.14
2021
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
24.1 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
22.2%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.6%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.62 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Turkmenistan UAE
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
24,210 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
152,812 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,934 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,535 mi
2008

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