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Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan

121 shared metrics.

KyrgyzstanLeads in 74

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TajikistanLeads in 47

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Kyrgyzstan

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Identity

Formal name: Kyrgyz Republic.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: named for the local Kyrgyz people, with "-stan" coming from the Persian word ostan, meaning "country.

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Tajikistan

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Tajikistan.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: the Persian suffix -ostan means "land," so the country name means "Land of the Tajik [people].

CIA 2026

Analysis

Kyrgyzstan leads in 74 of 121 shared metrics, while Tajikistan leads in 47.

Kyrgyzstan's Freedom of Expression Index is 9.9x that of Tajikistan (0.47 vs 0.04).

Kyrgyzstan's Spirits Consumption is 5.4x that of Tajikistan (2.6 L/person/yr vs 0.41 L/person/yr).

Kyrgyzstan's Firms Making Informal Payments is 4.7x that of Tajikistan (28.29% of firms vs 5.0% of firms).

Kyrgyzstan's Alcohol Consumption is 3.9x that of Tajikistan (3.6 L/adult/yr vs 0.74 L/adult/yr).

Kyrgyzstan's Liberal Democracy Index is 3.1x that of Tajikistan (0.18 vs 0.04).

Key Comparisons

Freedom of Expression IndexKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

0.47

Tajikistan

0.04

Spirits ConsumptionKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

2.6 L/person/yr

Tajikistan

0.41 L/person/yr

Firms Making Informal PaymentsKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

28.29% of firms

Tajikistan

5.0% of firms

Alcohol ConsumptionKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

3.6 L/adult/yr

Tajikistan

0.74 L/adult/yr

Liberal Democracy IndexKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

0.18

Tajikistan

0.04

Milk Consumption per PersonKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

210.92 kg/person/yr

Tajikistan

54.54 kg/person/yr

All Metrics

Freedom of Expression Index

Kyrgyzstan

0.47

Tajikistan

0.04

991% higher

Spirits Consumption

Kyrgyzstan

2.6 L/person/yr

Tajikistan

0.41 L/person/yr

543% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Kyrgyzstan

28.29% of firms

Tajikistan

5.0% of firms

468% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Kyrgyzstan

3.6 L/adult/yr

Tajikistan

0.74 L/adult/yr

391% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Kyrgyzstan

0.18

Tajikistan

0.04

314% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Kyrgyzstan

210.92 kg/person/yr

Tajikistan

54.54 kg/person/yr

287% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Kyrgyzstan

31.41% of firms

Tajikistan

9.1% of firms

247% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Kyrgyzstan

164.4 per 1k people

Tajikistan

49.63 per 1k people

231% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Kyrgyzstan

21.68% of firms

Tajikistan

6.6% of firms

226% higher

Forest Area

Kyrgyzstan

13.7K km²

Tajikistan

4.3K km²

221% higher

Suicide Rate

Kyrgyzstan

6.8 per 100k

Tajikistan

2.4 per 100k

180% higher

Coal Electricity Share

Kyrgyzstan

12.61%

Tajikistan

4.7%

171% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Kyrgyzstan

43.44% of GDP

Tajikistan

17.19% of GDP

153% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Kyrgyzstan

7.1%

Tajikistan

3.1%

132% higher

Scientific Publications

Kyrgyzstan

236.83

Tajikistan

110.17

115% higher

Mobile Money Accounts

Kyrgyzstan

31.04% of adults

Tajikistan

14.43% of adults

115% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Kyrgyzstan

152.73 gCO2/kWh

Tajikistan

72.56 gCO2/kWh

110% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Kyrgyzstan

0.31

Tajikistan

0.16

98% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Tajikistan

Kyrgyzstan

6.0 per 100 people

Tajikistan

202 per 100 people

97% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Kyrgyzstan

4.0% of GDP

Tajikistan

2.1% of GDP

97% higher

Comparison of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan across 121 metrics
				Winner
Freedom of Expression Index	0.47	0.04	991% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Spirits Consumption	2.6 L/person/yr	0.41 L/person/yr	543% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Firms Making Informal Payments	28.29% of firms	5.0% of firms	468% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Alcohol Consumption	3.6 L/adult/yr	0.74 L/adult/yr	391% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Liberal Democracy Index	0.18	0.04	314% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Milk Consumption per Person	210.92 kg/person/yr	54.54 kg/person/yr	287% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Firms Asked for Bribes	31.41% of firms	9.1% of firms	247% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Vehicles per 1,000 People	164.4 per 1k people	49.63 per 1k people	231% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Firms with Female Top Manager	21.68% of firms	6.6% of firms	226% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Forest Area	13.7K km²	4.3K km²	221% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Suicide Rate	6.8 per 100k	2.4 per 100k	180% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Coal Electricity Share	12.61%	4.7%	171% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Exports (% GDP)	43.44% of GDP	17.19% of GDP	153% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Forest Coverage (%)	7.1%	3.1%	132% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Scientific Publications	236.83	110.17	115% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Mobile Money Accounts	31.04% of adults	14.43% of adults	115% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Electricity Carbon Intensity	152.73 gCO2/kWh	72.56 gCO2/kWh	110% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Electoral Democracy Index	0.31	0.16	98% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Broadband Access (%)	6.0 per 100 people	202 per 100 people	97% lower	Tajikistan
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	4.0% of GDP	2.1% of GDP	97% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Homicide Rate	1.7 per 100k	0.89 per 100k	96% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Agricultural Land (%)	54.01%	27.95%	93% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Tourism Revenue	$195,000,000	$102,400,001.53	90% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	20.38% of GDP	10.75% of GDP	90% higher	Kyrgyzstan
All-Time Olympic Medals	13 medals	7.0 medals	86% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Meat Consumption per Person	30.46 kg/person/yr	16.47 kg/person/yr	85% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Firms Hit by Power Outages	45.39% of firms	25.24% of firms	80% higher	Kyrgyzstan
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	48.44 per 100k	27.18 per 100k	78% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Irrigated Land	10.0K km²	5.7K km²	77% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Imports (% GDP)	84.21% of GDP	48.44% of GDP	74% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	11.63%	72% lower	Tajikistan
Energy Use (Per Capita)	645.01 kg oil eq/person	375.2 kg oil eq/person	72% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Women's Political Empowerment	0.73	0.43	70% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Protected Land (%)	6.8%	22.6%	70% lower	Tajikistan
Seafood Consumption per Person	1.1 kg/person/yr	0.66 kg/person/yr	67% higher	Kyrgyzstan
CO2 Per Capita	1.6 t/person/yr	1.0 t/person/yr	62% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Military Spending	3.0% of GDP	1.8% of GDP	61% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Internet Users (%)	89%	57%	56% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Lowest Elevation	132 m	300 m	56% lower	Tajikistan
Population Density	37.02 /km²	74.86 /km²	51% lower	Tajikistan
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% lower	Tajikistan
Foreign Patents	4.0	8.0	50% lower	Tajikistan
University Enrollment Rate	53.17%	35.64%	49% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Insufficient Physical Activity	17.94% of adults	35.2% of adults	49% lower	Tajikistan
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$8,012.45	$5,405.98	48% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Elderly Population (%)	5.7%	3.9%	48% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Youth Unemployment Rate	8.2% of youth labor force	14.59% of youth labor force	44% lower	Tajikistan
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.11 per 100k people	0.20 per 100k people	43% lower	Tajikistan
Population	6.22M	10.59M	41% lower	Tajikistan
Inflation Rate	10.8%	7.7%	40% higher	Kyrgyzstan
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	3.0 sites	5.0 sites	40% lower	Tajikistan
Electric Generating Capacity	3.94M kW	6.48M kW	39% lower	Tajikistan
Railway Length	424 km	680 km	38% lower	Tajikistan
Child Mortality	17 per 1k births	27.3 per 1k births	38% lower	Tajikistan
Land Area	191.8K km²	138.8K km²	38% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Corruption Perceptions Index	26 pts	19 pts	37% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Digital Payments Used	67.46% of adults	49.33% of adults	37% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Death Rate	6.0 per 1k	4.5 per 1k	35% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Infant Mortality	14.9 per 1k births	22.9 per 1k births	35% lower	Tajikistan
Health Spending (% GDP)	4.9% of GDP	7.6% of GDP	35% lower	Tajikistan
Women in Senior Management	32.82% of managers	24.54% of managers	34% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	2.0K kWh/person	1.5K kWh/person	34% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	24.38 µg/m³	37.05 µg/m³	34% lower	Tajikistan
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.06% of GDP	0.09% of GDP	34% lower	Tajikistan
Railway Network	417 km	620 km	33% lower	Tajikistan
GNI Per Capita	$2,190	$1,650	33% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Urban Population (%)	34.72%	26.18%	33% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Beer Consumption	0.40 L/person/yr	0.31 L/person/yr	31% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Fertility Rate	2.4 children/woman	3.5 children/woman	31% lower	Tajikistan
Teen Birth Rate	28.32 per 1k	40.44 per 1k	30% lower	Tajikistan
High-Tech Exports (%)	10.67%	15.21%	30% lower	Tajikistan
Birth Rate	18.26 per 1k	25.31 per 1k	28% lower	Tajikistan
Water Withdrawal	7.7 B m³	10.6 B m³	27% lower	Tajikistan
Education Spending (% GDP)	6.8% of GDP	5.4% of GDP	26% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Inequality (Gini)	27.2	36.1	25% lower	Tajikistan
Electricity Generation	16.86 TWh	22.61 TWh	25% lower	Tajikistan
Armed Forces Personnel	21.0K	17.0K	24% higher	Kyrgyzstan
GDP (Nominal)	$17,478,259,659.26	$14,204,575,548.55	23% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Women in Parliament (%)	21.11%	26.98%	22% lower	Tajikistan
Renewable Energy (%)	27.6%	34.9%	21% lower	Tajikistan
Nurses & Midwives	4.4 per 1k	5.4 per 1k	18% lower	Tajikistan
Obesity Rate	24.41%	20.81%	17% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Air Passengers	804.5K	690.7K	16% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Median Age	25.1 years	21.9 years	15% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Safe Drinking Water (%)	73.88%	65.11%	13% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Political Corruption Index	0.79	0.89	11% lower	Tajikistan
Hypertension Prevalence	40.6% of adults	45.5% of adults	11% lower	Tajikistan
Youth Population (%)	32.34%	36.26%	11% lower	Tajikistan
Land Border Length	4.6K km	4.1K km	11% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	107 per 100 people	119 per 100 people	10% lower	Tajikistan
Informal Employment Share	57.55% of employed people	63.63% of employed people	10% lower	Tajikistan
Total CO2 Emissions	10.74 Mt CO2e	9.8 Mt CO2e	10% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Health Spending Per Capita	$85.88	$78.61	9% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Dependency Ratio	61.35% of working-age pop.	66.98% of working-age pop.	8% lower	Tajikistan
Life Evaluation Score	6.0 pts	5.6 pts	8% higher	Kyrgyzstan
GDP Growth Rate	9.0%	8.4%	8% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Water Stress (%)	15.75%	16.71%	6% lower	Tajikistan
Capital Elevation	750 m	706 m	6% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Can Raise Emergency Money	88.78% of adults	94.82% of adults	6% lower	Tajikistan
Human Development Index	0.72	0.69	4% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Average Weekly Work Hours	38.66 hrs/week	40.29 hrs/week	4% lower	Tajikistan
Government Debt (% GDP)	40.23% of GDP	42% of GDP	4% lower	Tajikistan
Road Traffic Death Rate	13.3 per 100k	13.9 per 100k	4% lower	Tajikistan
Sanitation Access (%)	98.54%	95.99%	3% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	4.2 per 1k	4.3 per 1k	2% lower	Tajikistan
Doctors (per 1,000)	1.9 per 1k	1.9 per 1k	1% lower	Tajikistan
Life Expectancy	72.2 years	71.8 years	1% higher	Kyrgyzstan
Highest Elevation	7.4K m	7.5K m	1% lower	Tajikistan
Credit Card Ownership	8.5% of adults	8.6% of adults	1% lower	Tajikistan
Coastline Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	Kyrgyzstan
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Kyrgyzstan
Solar Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Kyrgyzstan
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Kyrgyzstan
Airports	20	20	equal	Kyrgyzstan
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Kyrgyzstan
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Kyrgyzstan
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-23.4% of GDP	16.6% of GDP	ranked lower	Tajikistan
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	0 gold medals	1.0 gold medals	ranked lower	Tajikistan
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Kyrgyzstan
Food Waste per Person	126.52 kg/person/yr	126.49 kg/person/yr	equal	Kyrgyzstan
Border Neighbors	4.0	4.0	equal	Kyrgyzstan

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Analysis

Kyrgyzstan leads in 74 of 121 shared metrics, while Tajikistan leads in 47.

Kyrgyzstan's Freedom of Expression Index is 9.9x that of Tajikistan (0.47 vs 0.04).

Kyrgyzstan's Spirits Consumption is 5.4x that of Tajikistan (2.6 L/person/yr vs 0.41 L/person/yr).

Kyrgyzstan's Firms Making Informal Payments is 4.7x that of Tajikistan (28.29% of firms vs 5.0% of firms).

Kyrgyzstan's Alcohol Consumption is 3.9x that of Tajikistan (3.6 L/adult/yr vs 0.74 L/adult/yr).

Kyrgyzstan's Liberal Democracy Index is 3.1x that of Tajikistan (0.18 vs 0.04).

Key Comparisons

Freedom of Expression IndexKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

0.47

Tajikistan

0.04

Spirits ConsumptionKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

2.6 L/person/yr

Tajikistan

0.41 L/person/yr

Firms Making Informal PaymentsKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

28.29% of firms

Tajikistan

5.0% of firms

Alcohol ConsumptionKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

3.6 L/adult/yr

Tajikistan

0.74 L/adult/yr

Liberal Democracy IndexKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

0.18

Tajikistan

0.04

Milk Consumption per PersonKyrgyzstan leads

Kyrgyzstan

210.92 kg/person/yr

Tajikistan

54.54 kg/person/yr

Freedom of Expression Index

0.47

0.04

Spirits Consumption

2.6 L/person/yr

0.41 L/person/yr

Firms Making Informal Payments

28.29% of firms

5.0% of firms

Alcohol Consumption

3.6 L/adult/yr

0.74 L/adult/yr

Liberal Democracy Index

0.18

0.04

Milk Consumption per Person

210.92 kg/person/yr

54.54 kg/person/yr

Firms Asked for Bribes

31.41% of firms

9.1% of firms

Vehicles per 1,000 People

164.4 per 1k people

49.63 per 1k people

Firms with Female Top Manager

21.68% of firms

6.6% of firms

Forest Area

13.7K km²

4.3K km²

Suicide Rate

6.8 per 100k

2.4 per 100k

Coal Electricity Share

12.61%

4.7%

Exports (% GDP)

43.44% of GDP

17.19% of GDP

Forest Coverage (%)

7.1%

3.1%

Scientific Publications

236.83

110.17

Mobile Money Accounts

31.04% of adults

14.43% of adults

Electricity Carbon Intensity

152.73 gCO2/kWh

72.56 gCO2/kWh

Electoral Democracy Index

0.31

0.16

Broadband Access (%)

6.0 per 100 people

202 per 100 people

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

4.0% of GDP

2.1% of GDP

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Freedom of Expression Index

Spirits Consumption

Firms Making Informal Payments

Alcohol Consumption

Liberal Democracy Index

Milk Consumption per Person

Firms Asked for Bribes

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Firms with Female Top Manager

Forest Area

Suicide Rate

Coal Electricity Share

Exports (% GDP)

Forest Coverage (%)

Scientific Publications

Mobile Money Accounts

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Electoral Democracy Index

Broadband Access (%)

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Homicide Rate

Agricultural Land (%)

Tourism Revenue

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

All-Time Olympic Medals

Meat Consumption per Person

Firms Hit by Power Outages

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Irrigated Land

Imports (% GDP)

Unemployment Rate

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Women's Political Empowerment

Protected Land (%)

Seafood Consumption per Person

CO2 Per Capita

Military Spending

Internet Users (%)

Lowest Elevation

Population Density

Time Zones Count

Foreign Patents

University Enrollment Rate

Insufficient Physical Activity

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Elderly Population (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Population

Inflation Rate

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Electric Generating Capacity

Railway Length

Child Mortality

Land Area

Corruption Perceptions Index

Digital Payments Used

Death Rate

Infant Mortality

Health Spending (% GDP)

Women in Senior Management

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Railway Network

GNI Per Capita

Urban Population (%)

Beer Consumption

Fertility Rate

Teen Birth Rate

High-Tech Exports (%)

Birth Rate