Kazakhstan
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Kazakhstan.
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Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan
107 shared metrics.
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Turkmenistan
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Identity
Name origin: the suffix -stan means "land," so the country name means the "Land of the Turkmen [people].
CIA 2026
Geography
Size snapshot: slightly more than three times the size of Georgia.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Kazakhstan leads in 79 of 107 shared metrics, while Turkmenistan leads in 28.
Kazakhstan's Renewable Energy (%) is 763.2x that of Turkmenistan (5.1% vs 0.01%).
Kazakhstan's Scientific Publications is 161.0x that of Turkmenistan (3.6K vs 21.92).
Kazakhstan's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 83.7x that of Turkmenistan (1.4 per 100k people vs 0.02 per 100k people).
Kazakhstan's Renewable Energy (%) is 19.0x that of Turkmenistan (2.0% vs 0.10%).
Kazakhstan's Air Passengers is 10.0x that of Turkmenistan (11.88M vs 1.08M).
Key Comparisons
Renewable Energy (%)Kazakhstan leads
Kazakhstan
5.1%
Turkmenistan
0.01%
Scientific PublicationsKazakhstan leads
Kazakhstan
3.6K
Turkmenistan
21.92
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleKazakhstan leads
Kazakhstan
1.4 per 100k people
Turkmenistan
0.02 per 100k people
Renewable Energy (%)Kazakhstan leads
Kazakhstan
2.0%
Turkmenistan
0.10%
Air PassengersKazakhstan leads
Kazakhstan
11.88M
Turkmenistan
1.08M
Freedom of Expression IndexKazakhstan leads
Kazakhstan
0.33
Turkmenistan
0.04
All Metrics
Renewable Energy (%)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
5.1%
Turkmenistan
0.01%
76316% higher
Scientific Publications
KazakhstanKazakhstan
3.6K
Turkmenistan
21.92
16099% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
KazakhstanKazakhstan
1.4 per 100k people
Turkmenistan
0.02 per 100k people
8365% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
2.0%
Turkmenistan
0.10%
1900% higher
Air Passengers
KazakhstanKazakhstan
11.88M
Turkmenistan
1.08M
1002% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
KazakhstanKazakhstan
0.33
Turkmenistan
0.04
766% higher
Land Area
KazakhstanKazakhstan
2.70M km²
Turkmenistan
469.9K km²
474% higher
GDP (Nominal)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
$291,480,274,648.83
Turkmenistan
$51,387,209,872.3
467% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
KazakhstanKazakhstan
31.1% of firms
Turkmenistan
6.1% of firms
411% higher
Airports
KazakhstanKazakhstan
110
Turkmenistan
23
378% higher
Internet Users (%)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
93.39%
Turkmenistan
21%
345% higher
Beer Consumption
KazakhstanKazakhstan
2.6 L/person/yr
Turkmenistan
0.59 L/person/yr
342% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
KazakhstanKazakhstan
27.62M kW
Turkmenistan
6.51M kW
324% higher
Smoking Rate
KazakhstanKazakhstan
22.2%
Turkmenistan
5.6%
296% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
KazakhstanKazakhstan
0.13
Turkmenistan
0.03
285% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
KazakhstanKazakhstan
21.1% of adults
Turkmenistan
5.6% of adults
277% higher
Broadband Access (%)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
18 per 100 people
Turkmenistan
5.0 per 100 people
260% higher
Population
KazakhstanKazakhstan
20.43M
Turkmenistan
5.74M
256% higher
Railway Length
KazakhstanKazakhstan
16.6K km
Turkmenistan
5.1K km
225% higher
Land Border Length
KazakhstanKazakhstan
13.4K km
Turkmenistan
4.2K km
221% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
KazakhstanKazakhstan
258.8 Mt CO2e
Turkmenistan
81.41 Mt CO2e
218% higher
Electricity Generation
KazakhstanKazakhstan
118.05 TWh
Turkmenistan
37.26 TWh
217% higher
University Enrollment Rate
KazakhstanKazakhstan
53.46%
Turkmenistan
20.43%
162% higher
Digital Payments Used
KazakhstanKazakhstan
85.02% of adults
Turkmenistan
34.3% of adults
148% higher
Protected Land (%)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
10.1%
Turkmenistan
4.3%
135% higher
Imports (% GDP)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
25.57% of GDP
Turkmenistan
11.16% of GDP
129% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
KazakhstanKazakhstan
28.23% of adults
Turkmenistan
12.36% of adults
128% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
KazakhstanKazakhstan
38 pts
Turkmenistan
17 pts
124% higher
Highest Elevation
KazakhstanKazakhstan
7.0K m
Turkmenistan
3.1K m
123% higher
Suicide Rate
KazakhstanKazakhstan
14.6 per 100k
Turkmenistan
6.8 per 100k
114% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
KazakhstanKazakhstan
288.12 kg/person/yr
Turkmenistan
137.09 kg/person/yr
110% higher
Official Languages Count
KazakhstanKazakhstan
2.0
Turkmenistan
1.0
100% higher
Water Stress (%)
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
38.8%
Turkmenistan
1.9K%
98% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
3.8 per 1k
Turkmenistan
1.9 per 1k
94% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
$40,890.93
Turkmenistan
$21,213.09
93% higher
Elderly Population (%)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
8.7%
Turkmenistan
4.5%
91% higher
GNI Per Capita
KazakhstanKazakhstan
$12,090
Turkmenistan
$6,510
86% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
1.3%
Turkmenistan
8.8%
85% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
5.1K kWh/person
Turkmenistan
2.8K kWh/person
82% higher
Exports (% GDP)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
31.59% of GDP
Turkmenistan
17.57% of GDP
80% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
4.8% of GDP
Turkmenistan
2.7% of GDP
79% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
0.68% of GDP
Turkmenistan
3.2% of GDP
79% lower
Nurses & Midwives
KazakhstanKazakhstan
6.9 per 1k
Turkmenistan
3.9 per 1k
77% higher
Child Mortality
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
9.6 per 1k births
Turkmenistan
40 per 1k births
76% lower
Infant Mortality
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
7.6 per 1k births
Turkmenistan
31.2 per 1k births
76% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
KazakhstanKazakhstan
0.26
Turkmenistan
0.15
75% higher
Alcohol Consumption
KazakhstanKazakhstan
4.5 L/adult/yr
Turkmenistan
2.6 L/adult/yr
73% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
KazakhstanKazakhstan
32.45% of firms
Turkmenistan
18.8% of firms
73% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
6.7 per 1k
Turkmenistan
4.0 per 1k
68% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
KazakhstanKazakhstan
122
Turkmenistan
73
67% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
3.8% of youth labor force
Turkmenistan
10.02% of youth labor force
62% lower
Capital Elevation
KazakhstanKazakhstan
347 m
Turkmenistan
219 m
58% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
KazakhstanKazakhstan
0.68
Turkmenistan
0.44
56% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
KazakhstanKazakhstan
16.42% of firms
Turkmenistan
10.63% of firms
55% higher
Population Density
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
7.5 /km²
Turkmenistan
15.67 /km²
52% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
KazakhstanKazakhstan
12.2 per 100k
Turkmenistan
8.0 per 100k
52% higher
Time Zones Count
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
1.0 time zones
Turkmenistan
2.0 time zones
50% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
805.32 gCO2/kWh
Turkmenistan
1.3K gCO2/kWh
38% lower
Death Rate
KazakhstanKazakhstan
8.1 per 1k
Turkmenistan
6.0 per 1k
35% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
3.7K kg oil eq/person
Turkmenistan
5.6K kg oil eq/person
35% lower
Urban Population (%)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
62.07%
Turkmenistan
47.09%
32% higher
Spirits Consumption
KazakhstanKazakhstan
1.1 L/person/yr
Turkmenistan
0.85 L/person/yr
31% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
3.7% of GDP
Turkmenistan
5.4% of GDP
30% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
KazakhstanKazakhstan
82.34% of adults
Turkmenistan
63.54% of adults
30% higher
CO2 Per Capita
KazakhstanKazakhstan
13.94 t/person/yr
Turkmenistan
10.81 t/person/yr
29% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
127 per 100 people
Turkmenistan
99 per 100 people
28% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
12.39% of firms
Turkmenistan
17.21% of firms
28% lower
Fertility Rate
KazakhstanKazakhstan
2.6 children/woman
Turkmenistan
2.0 children/woman
27% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
$420.98
Turkmenistan
$579.15
27% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
KazakhstanKazakhstan
71.0K
Turkmenistan
57.0K
25% higher
Border Neighbors
KazakhstanKazakhstan
5.0
Turkmenistan
4.0
25% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
19.39%
Turkmenistan
25.6%
24% lower
Inflation Rate
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
8.8%
Turkmenistan
11.5%
23% lower
GDP Growth Rate
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
5.0%
Turkmenistan
6.3%
21% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
KazakhstanKazakhstan
6.0 sites
Turkmenistan
5.0 sites
20% higher
Political Corruption Index
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
0.74
Turkmenistan
0.90
18% lower
Teen Birth Rate
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
18.23 per 1k
Turkmenistan
21.23 per 1k
14% lower
Forest Area
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
35.4K km²
Turkmenistan
41.3K km²
14% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
20.9% of GDP
Turkmenistan
24.1% of GDP
13% lower
Median Age
KazakhstanKazakhstan
29.5 years
Turkmenistan
26.2 years
12% higher
Unemployment Rate
KazakhstanKazakhstan
4.8%
Turkmenistan
4.3%
11% higher
Human Development Index
KazakhstanKazakhstan
0.84
Turkmenistan
0.76
10% higher
Dependency Ratio
KazakhstanKazakhstan
61.36% of working-age pop.
Turkmenistan
56.34% of working-age pop.
9% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
KazakhstanKazakhstan
64.89 kg/person/yr
Turkmenistan
60.22 kg/person/yr
8% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
KazakhstanKazakhstan
42% of adults
Turkmenistan
39% of adults
8% higher
Irrigated Land
KazakhstanKazakhstan
17.8K km²
Turkmenistan
16.5K km²
8% higher
Youth Population (%)
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
29.37%
Turkmenistan
31.51%
7% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
79.37%
Turkmenistan
84.22%
6% lower
Life Expectancy
KazakhstanKazakhstan
74.4 years
Turkmenistan
70.1 years
6% higher
Water Withdrawal
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
24.97 B m³
Turkmenistan
26.25 B m³
5% lower
Obesity Rate
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
19.34%
Turkmenistan
20.16%
4% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
91.55%
Turkmenistan
94.85%
3% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
0.14% of GDP
Turkmenistan
0.14% of GDP
3% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
97.94%
Turkmenistan
99.74%
2% lower
Birth Rate
KazakhstanKazakhstan
16.83 per 1k
Turkmenistan
16.43 per 1k
2% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
20.03 µg/m³
Turkmenistan
19.6 µg/m³
2% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
KazakhstanKazakhstan
2.7 kg/person/yr
Turkmenistan
2.7 kg/person/yr
1% higher
Coastline Length
KazakhstanKazakhstan
0 km
Turkmenistan
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
KazakhstanKazakhstan
54.26%
Turkmenistan
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
KazakhstanKazakhstan
4.7%
Turkmenistan
0%
ranked higher
Solar Electricity Share
KazakhstanKazakhstan
1.6%
Turkmenistan
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
KazakhstanKazakhstan
100%
Turkmenistan
100%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
KazakhstanKazakhstan
0 per 1M people
Turkmenistan
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
-132 m
Turkmenistan
-110 m
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
TurkmenistanKazakhstan
-3.9% of GDP
Turkmenistan
3.3% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
KazakhstanKazakhstan
0.59 per 1M people
Turkmenistan
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Food Waste per Person
KazakhstanKazakhstan
139.85 kg/person/yr
Turkmenistan
139.82 kg/person/yr
equal
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