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Turkmenistan vs Zambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Turkmenistan has a population of 7.49M (ranked 104/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). Turkmenistan's land area is 181,441 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 53rd vs. 37th).

By GDP, Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Main facts and rankings

Turkmenistan Zambia
Population
7713465
22402291
Population rank 104/197 62/197
GDP
$64.2B
2024
$26.3B
2024
GDP rank 88/197 115/197
GDP per capita
$8,572
2024
$1,235
2024
GDP per capita rank 91/197 169/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,408
2024
$4,224
2024
Government debt
$2.97B
2024
$30.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
4.5%
2025
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$396
2024
$1,420
2024
Government debt per person rank 172/185 132/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,974
2025
$1,168
2025
Land area
181,441 sq mi
2025
287,024 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
74.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.69
2023
4.1
2023
Median age
27.5 years
2024
18.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.3 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Turkmenistan and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Turkmenistan and Zambia economies compared

GDP
Turkmenistan

Zambia
Year GDP
Turkmenistan Zambia
1960 - $698,739,721
1961 - $682,359,727
1962 - $679,279,729
1963 - $704,339,719
1964 - $822,639,671
1965 - $1,061,199,576
1966 - $1,238,999,505
1967 - $1,340,639,464
1968 - $1,573,739,371
1969 - $1,926,399,230
1970 - $1,788,779,285
1971 - $1,653,259,341
1972 - $1,872,416,680
1973 - $2,434,255,237
1974 - $2,910,981,262
1975 - $2,442,672,141
1976 - $2,742,859,263
1977 - $2,515,296,940
1978 - $2,811,032,473
1979 - $3,353,445,378
1980 - $3,884,530,854
1981 - $4,008,126,497
1982 - $3,871,117,093
1983 - $3,321,048,451
1984 - $2,719,518,933
1985 - $2,252,454,500
1986 - $1,664,413,508
1987 $2,331,358,820 $2,265,250,972
1988 $3,010,982,414 $3,728,878,149
1989 $3,006,988,217 $3,994,673,161
1990 $3,189,539,641 $3,288,381,797
1991 $3,208,098,919 $3,376,806,697
1992 $3,200,539,816 $3,182,810,841
1993 $3,179,225,949 $3,273,505,344
1994 $2,561,118,608 $3,656,806,166
1995 $2,482,228,440 $3,806,983,413
1996 $2,378,759,975 $3,597,220,962
1997 $2,450,350,625 $4,303,288,480
1998 $2,605,689,134 $3,537,741,942
1999 $2,450,564,100 $3,404,284,891
2000 $2,904,663,311 $3,600,632,111
2001 $3,534,772,732 $4,094,441,301
2002 $4,462,029,109 $4,193,850,445
2003 $5,977,440,583 $4,901,869,764
2004 $6,838,351,088 $6,221,110,219
2005 $8,103,901,996 $8,331,870,169
2006 $10,276,674,365 $12,756,858,899
2007 $12,664,165,103 $14,056,957,976
2008 $19,271,523,179 $17,910,858,638
2009 $20,214,385,965 $15,328,342,304
2010 $22,583,157,895 $20,265,559,484
2011 $29,233,333,333 $23,459,515,276
2012 $35,164,210,526 $25,503,060,420
2013 $39,197,543,860 $28,037,239,463
2014 $43,524,210,526 $27,141,023,558
2015 $35,799,714,286 $21,251,216,799
2016 $36,169,428,571 $20,958,412,538
2017 $37,926,285,714 $25,873,601,261
2018 $40,765,428,571 $26,311,507,274
2019 $45,232,857,143 $23,308,667,781
2020 $45,818,000,000 $18,137,764,931
2021 $50,007,428,571 $22,096,416,932
2022 $58,972,000,000 $29,163,782,140
2023 $60,628,857,143 $27,577,956,471
2024 $64,239,891,739 $26,325,775,287

Turkmenistan and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Turkmenistan

Zambia
Year GDP per capita
Turkmenistan Zambia
1960 - $221.6
1961 - $209.7
1962 - $202.3
1963 - $203.2
1964 - $230
1965 - $287.4
1966 - $325
1967 - $341
1968 - $387
1969 - $459
1970 - $414
1971 - $372
1972 - $410
1973 - $518
1974 - $601
1975 - $490
1976 - $533
1977 - $474
1978 - $514
1979 - $595
1980 - $669
1981 - $670
1982 - $627
1983 - $520
1984 - $413
1985 - $332
1986 - $238.2
1987 $675 $315
1988 $846 $504
1989 $821 $526
1990 $848 $422
1991 $832 $423
1992 $811 $389
1993 $788 $391
1994 $622 $426
1995 $592 $433
1996 $558 $400
1997 $565 $466
1998 $591 $373
1999 $546 $350
2000 $634 $359
2001 $756 $397
2002 $936 $394
2003 $1,229 $446
2004 $1,379 $549
2005 $1,604 $711
2006 $1,997 $1,052
2007 $2,415 $1,119
2008 $3,606 $1,376
2009 $3,708 $1,136
2010 $4,059 $1,451
2011 $5,144 $1,625
2012 $6,054 $1,710
2013 $6,600 $1,821
2014 $7,164 $1,707
2015 $5,759 $1,296
2016 $5,687 $1,239
2017 $5,828 $1,483
2018 $6,125 $1,464
2019 $6,648 $1,259
2020 $6,593 $952
2021 $7,051 $1,127
2022 $8,156 $1,447
2023 $8,233 $1,331
2024 $8,572 $1,235

Turkmenistan vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Turkmenistan

Zambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Turkmenistan Zambia
1950 48.1 46.8
1951 48.6 47.2
1952 49 47.6
1953 49.4 48
1954 49.8 48.4
1955 50.2 48.8
1956 50.6 49.1
1957 51 49.5
1958 51.4 49.9
1959 51.8 50.3
1960 52.1 50.6
1961 52.5 51
1962 52.9 51.3
1963 53.2 51.6
1964 53.6 51.2
1965 54 52.1
1966 54.4 52.3
1967 54.8 52.5
1968 55.3 52.7
1969 55.7 53
1970 56 53.4
1971 56.3 53.9
1972 56.6 54.4
1973 56.8 54.9
1974 57 55.4
1975 57.2 55.7
1976 57.4 56.1
1977 57.7 56.3
1978 58.3 56.3
1979 59.1 56
1980 60.2 55.5
1981 61 55
1982 61.6 54.4
1983 62 53.7
1984 62.4 52.9
1985 62.8 52
1986 63.2 51.1
1987 63.5 50.4
1988 63.7 49.7
1989 63.8 48.9
1990 63.9 48.2
1991 63.8 47.4
1992 63.8 47
1993 63.6 46.7
1994 63.5 46.3
1995 63.5 46.1
1996 63.5 45.8
1997 63.7 45.7
1998 64 45.7
1999 64.5 45.9
2000 64.9 46.6
2001 65.3 47.4
2002 65.6 48.5
2003 65.9 49.6
2004 66.1 50.5
2005 66.3 51.6
2006 66.6 52.7
2007 67 53.7
2008 67.6 54.8
2009 68.2 55.9
2010 68.6 56.9
2011 68.9 57.8
2012 69 58.7
2013 69 59.4
2014 69 60.1
2015 69.1 60.7
2016 69.1 61.1
2017 69.2 61.6
2018 69.3 62.1
2019 69.4 62.9
2020 68.8 63.4
2021 69.4 62.4
2022 69.9 65.3
2023 70.1 66.3
2024 70.2 66.5
2025 70.3 66.7

Turkmenistan and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Turkmenistan

Zambia
Year Population
Turkmenistan Zambia
1960 1,643,457 3,153,729
1961 1,695,400 3,254,086
1962 1,749,214 3,358,099
1963 1,804,272 3,465,907
1964 1,859,997 3,577,017
1965 1,915,916 3,692,086
1966 1,971,737 3,812,003
1967 2,027,403 3,936,343
1968 2,083,069 4,065,593
1969 2,139,024 4,197,116
1970 2,195,616 4,321,718
1971 2,253,119 4,442,525
1972 2,311,430 4,569,309
1973 2,370,919 4,702,693
1974 2,432,028 4,842,746
1975 2,494,570 4,990,086
1976 2,558,521 5,143,842
1977 2,623,948 5,302,480
1978 2,691,088 5,465,374
1979 2,760,358 5,631,728
1980 2,832,203 5,802,833
1981 2,907,187 5,983,289
1982 2,985,557 6,178,637
1983 3,067,534 6,381,038
1984 3,154,079 6,580,490
1985 3,247,534 6,780,953
1986 3,347,809 6,986,471
1987 3,452,731 7,191,282
1988 3,559,363 7,391,440
1989 3,662,459 7,589,216
1990 3,760,562 7,786,169
1991 3,855,894 7,981,650
1992 3,944,689 8,176,680
1993 4,032,407 8,373,921
1994 4,116,662 8,576,269
1995 4,191,203 8,785,763
1996 4,263,819 9,004,053
1997 4,336,730 9,237,063
1998 4,410,507 9,482,408
1999 4,492,170 9,740,005
2000 4,582,677 10,017,631
2001 4,675,409 10,325,185
2002 4,769,465 10,647,949
2003 4,863,865 10,983,595
2004 4,958,093 11,338,198
2005 5,052,257 11,718,819
2006 5,147,105 12,129,553
2007 5,244,046 12,565,085
2008 5,345,029 13,021,324
2009 5,451,592 13,490,389
2010 5,564,356 13,965,594
2011 5,683,417 14,437,796
2012 5,808,546 14,913,629
2013 5,939,341 15,398,997
2014 6,075,283 15,895,315
2015 6,215,770 16,399,089
2016 6,360,041 16,914,423
2017 6,507,061 17,441,320
2018 6,655,524 17,973,569
2019 6,803,944 18,513,839
2020 6,949,912 19,059,395
2021 7,092,043 19,603,607
2022 7,230,193 20,152,938
2023 7,364,438 20,723,965
2024 7,494,498 21,314,956

Fertility rates in Turkmenistan and Zambia

Fertility rate
Turkmenistan

Zambia
Year Fertility rate
Turkmenistan Zambia
1960 6.59 6.95
1961 6.69 6.98
1962 6.76 7.01
1963 6.79 7.06
1964 6.79 7.09
1965 6.76 7.12
1966 6.7 7.14
1967 6.64 7.15
1968 6.56 7.18
1969 6.48 7.18
1970 6.4 7.22
1971 6.32 7.26
1972 6.2 7.3
1973 6.15 7.34
1974 6.09 7.36
1975 6 7.42
1976 5.9 7.39
1977 5.77 7.35
1978 5.61 7.29
1979 5.46 7.22
1980 5.3 7.14
1981 5.16 7.07
1982 5.04 7.04
1983 4.97 7.01
1984 4.96 6.97
1985 4.97 6.93
1986 4.94 6.87
1987 4.84 6.8
1988 4.68 6.7
1989 4.46 6.64
1990 4.29 6.57
1991 4.14 6.46
1992 3.96 6.35
1993 3.78 6.3
1994 3.62 6.26
1995 3.49 6.23
1996 3.29 6.18
1997 3.18 6.12
1998 3.08 6.07
1999 2.98 6
2000 2.9 5.92
2001 2.81 5.85
2002 2.71 5.77
2003 2.67 5.71
2004 2.67 5.7
2005 2.71 5.7
2006 2.72 5.68
2007 2.73 5.61
2008 2.75 5.53
2009 2.79 5.45
2010 2.85 5.36
2011 2.9 5.26
2012 2.96 5.14
2013 3.01 5.01
2014 3.02 4.89
2015 3.03 4.78
2016 2.99 4.67
2017 2.93 4.57
2018 2.88 4.49
2019 2.83 4.42
2020 2.79 4.32
2021 2.75 4.25
2022 2.73 4.18
2023 2.69 4.1

Turkmenistan and Zambia demographics compared

Median age
Turkmenistan

Zambia
Year Median age, years
Turkmenistan Zambia
1960 21.3 17
1961 20.9 16.9
1962 20.4 16.8
1963 19.7 16.7
1964 19 16.6
1965 18.4 16.6
1966 18 16.5
1967 17.7 16.5
1968 17.5 16.4
1969 17.4 16.4
1970 17.4 16.2
1971 17.4 16.1
1972 17.5 15.9
1973 17.6 15.8
1974 17.7 15.7
1975 17.9 15.5
1976 18 15.4
1977 18.2 15.4
1978 18.3 15.3
1979 18.5 15.3
1980 18.7 15.2
1981 18.8 15.3
1982 19 15.3
1983 19.1 15.4
1984 19.2 15.4
1985 19.3 15.5
1986 19.3 15.5
1987 19.3 15.6
1988 19.3 15.6
1989 19.3 15.7
1990 19.3 15.7
1991 19.4 15.7
1992 19.4 15.8
1993 19.5 15.8
1994 19.6 15.8
1995 19.7 15.8
1996 19.9 15.8
1997 20.1 15.8
1998 20.3 15.8
1999 20.6 15.8
2000 20.9 15.9
2001 21.2 15.9
2002 21.5 16
2003 21.8 16.1
2004 22.1 16.2
2005 22.4 16.3
2006 22.8 16.3
2007 23.1 16.4
2008 23.4 16.5
2009 23.7 16.6
2010 24 16.7
2011 24.3 16.8
2012 24.5 16.9
2013 24.8 17
2014 25 17.1
2015 25.3 17.2
2016 25.5 17.4
2017 25.7 17.5
2018 25.9 17.7
2019 26.2 17.9
2020 26.4 18
2021 26.7 18.2
2022 26.9 18.4
2023 27.2 18.6
2024 27.5 18.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Turkmenistan Zambia
GNI, Atlas method
$62.9B
2024
$27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
11.1%
2025
27.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.71%
2023
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
1999
1.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
57,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.17%
2025
-4.92%
2025
Unemployment rate
4%
2010
5.86%
2023
Services, % of GDP
49.4%
2023
55.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
39.3%
2023
37.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.1
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.5%
1998
39.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
1998
1.5%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
20
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.77B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.51B
1999
$4.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
380,000
1998
502,000
2020
Banked people share
40.6%
2017
72.7%
2024

Energy

Turkmenistan Zambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,626 kg
2022
801 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.26
2022
$4.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
66 megatons
2023
8.06 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.96 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
18.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
83%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0%
2022
9.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-109.8%
2022
9.03%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,829 kWh
2022
704 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.01%
2021
92.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.02%
2022
87.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Turkmenistan Zambia
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.26%
2024
Annual migration change
+14,646
2024
+7,381
2024
Urban population
54.5%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.34 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33.8
2025
30
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
39
2024
Higher education index n/a
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2015
5.25
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
20.5
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2022
82%
2023
English speaking
2%
2025
16%
2023
People using the Internet
21.3%
2017
33%
2023

Health

Turkmenistan Zambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$579
2022
$76.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$459
2022
$7.37
2022
Life expectancy
70.3 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.63%
2022
41.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.14
2021
0.26
2022
Age at first childbirth
24.1 years
2021
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
85
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40
2023
44.7
2023
Obesity rate
22.2%
2022
11.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.6%
2022
14.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.62 liters
2020
3.62 liters
2020

Territory

Turkmenistan Zambia
% of world land
0.32%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
24,210 sq mi
2024
13,466 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
152,812 sq mi
2025
92,043 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,934 sq mi
2025
170,848 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
42,049 mi
2018

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