Tajikistan
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Tajikistan.
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Identity
Name origin: the Persian suffix -ostan means "land," so the country name means "Land of the Tajik [people].
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Tajikistan vs Turkmenistan
103 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].
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Geography
Size snapshot: slightly more than three times the size of Georgia.
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Analysis
Tajikistan leads in 54 of 103 shared metrics, while Turkmenistan leads in 49.
Tajikistan's Renewable Energy (%) is 348.0x that of Turkmenistan (34.9% vs 0.10%).
Tajikistan's Broadband Access (%) is 39.4x that of Turkmenistan (202 per 100 people vs 5.0 per 100 people).
Tajikistan's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 10.7x that of Turkmenistan (0.20 per 100k people vs 0.02 per 100k people).
Tajikistan's Protected Land (%) is 4.3x that of Turkmenistan (22.6% vs 4.3%).
Tajikistan's Scientific Publications is 4.0x that of Turkmenistan (110.17 vs 21.92).
Key Comparisons
Renewable Energy (%)Tajikistan leads
Tajikistan
34.9%
Turkmenistan
0.10%
Broadband Access (%)Tajikistan leads
Tajikistan
202 per 100 people
Turkmenistan
5.0 per 100 people
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleTajikistan leads
Tajikistan
0.20 per 100k people
Turkmenistan
0.02 per 100k people
Protected Land (%)Tajikistan leads
Tajikistan
22.6%
Turkmenistan
4.3%
Scientific PublicationsTajikistan leads
Tajikistan
110.17
Turkmenistan
21.92
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)Tajikistan leads
Tajikistan
16.6% of GDP
Turkmenistan
3.3% of GDP
All Metrics
Renewable Energy (%)
TajikistanTajikistan
34.9%
Turkmenistan
0.10%
34800% higher
Broadband Access (%)
TajikistanTajikistan
202 per 100 people
Turkmenistan
5.0 per 100 people
3940% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
TajikistanTajikistan
0.20 per 100k people
Turkmenistan
0.02 per 100k people
1065% higher
Protected Land (%)
TajikistanTajikistan
22.6%
Turkmenistan
4.3%
426% higher
Scientific Publications
TajikistanTajikistan
110.17
Turkmenistan
21.92
403% higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
TajikistanTajikistan
16.6% of GDP
Turkmenistan
3.3% of GDP
403% higher
Population Density
TajikistanTajikistan
74.86 /km²
Turkmenistan
15.67 /km²
378% higher
Imports (% GDP)
TajikistanTajikistan
48.44% of GDP
Turkmenistan
11.16% of GDP
334% higher
Capital Elevation
TajikistanTajikistan
706 m
Turkmenistan
219 m
222% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
TajikistanTajikistan
35.2% of adults
Turkmenistan
12.36% of adults
185% higher
Internet Users (%)
TajikistanTajikistan
57%
Turkmenistan
21%
171% higher
Unemployment Rate
TajikistanTajikistan
11.63%
Turkmenistan
4.3%
170% higher
Highest Elevation
TajikistanTajikistan
7.5K m
Turkmenistan
3.1K m
139% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
TajikistanTajikistan
5.4% of GDP
Turkmenistan
2.7% of GDP
100% higher
Water Stress (%)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
16.71%
Turkmenistan
1.9K%
99% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
TurkmenistanTajikistan
72.56 gCO2/kWh
Turkmenistan
1.3K gCO2/kWh
94% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
375.2 kg oil eq/person
Turkmenistan
5.6K kg oil eq/person
93% lower
CO2 Per Capita
TurkmenistanTajikistan
1.0 t/person/yr
Turkmenistan
10.81 t/person/yr
91% lower
Teen Birth Rate
TajikistanTajikistan
40.44 per 1k
Turkmenistan
21.23 per 1k
90% higher
Forest Area
TurkmenistanTajikistan
4.3K km²
Turkmenistan
41.3K km²
90% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
TajikistanTajikistan
37.05 µg/m³
Turkmenistan
19.6 µg/m³
89% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
TurkmenistanTajikistan
9.8 Mt CO2e
Turkmenistan
81.41 Mt CO2e
88% lower
Railway Length
TurkmenistanTajikistan
680 km
Turkmenistan
5.1K km
87% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
TurkmenistanTajikistan
$78.61
Turkmenistan
$579.15
86% lower
Population
TajikistanTajikistan
10.59M
Turkmenistan
5.74M
84% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
TurkmenistanTajikistan
0.66 kg/person/yr
Turkmenistan
2.7 kg/person/yr
76% lower
GNI Per Capita
TurkmenistanTajikistan
$1,650
Turkmenistan
$6,510
75% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
$5,405.98
Turkmenistan
$21,213.09
75% lower
University Enrollment Rate
TajikistanTajikistan
35.64%
Turkmenistan
20.43%
74% higher
Fertility Rate
TajikistanTajikistan
3.5 children/woman
Turkmenistan
2.0 children/woman
74% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
TajikistanTajikistan
42% of GDP
Turkmenistan
24.1% of GDP
74% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
TajikistanTajikistan
13.9 per 100k
Turkmenistan
8.0 per 100k
74% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
TurkmenistanTajikistan
16.47 kg/person/yr
Turkmenistan
60.22 kg/person/yr
73% lower
GDP (Nominal)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
$14,204,575,548.55
Turkmenistan
$51,387,209,872.3
72% lower
Alcohol Consumption
TurkmenistanTajikistan
0.74 L/adult/yr
Turkmenistan
2.6 L/adult/yr
72% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
TurkmenistanTajikistan
5.0% of firms
Turkmenistan
17.21% of firms
71% lower
Land Area
TurkmenistanTajikistan
138.8K km²
Turkmenistan
469.9K km²
70% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
TurkmenistanTajikistan
17.0K
Turkmenistan
57.0K
70% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
27.95%
Turkmenistan
84.22%
67% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
3.1%
Turkmenistan
8.8%
65% lower
Irrigated Land
TurkmenistanTajikistan
5.7K km²
Turkmenistan
16.5K km²
65% lower
Suicide Rate
TurkmenistanTajikistan
2.4 per 100k
Turkmenistan
6.8 per 100k
64% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
TurkmenistanTajikistan
54.54 kg/person/yr
Turkmenistan
137.09 kg/person/yr
60% lower
Water Withdrawal
TurkmenistanTajikistan
10.6 B m³
Turkmenistan
26.25 B m³
60% lower
Birth Rate
TajikistanTajikistan
25.31 per 1k
Turkmenistan
16.43 per 1k
54% higher
Spirits Consumption
TurkmenistanTajikistan
0.41 L/person/yr
Turkmenistan
0.85 L/person/yr
52% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
TajikistanTajikistan
94.82% of adults
Turkmenistan
63.54% of adults
49% higher
Beer Consumption
TurkmenistanTajikistan
0.31 L/person/yr
Turkmenistan
0.59 L/person/yr
48% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
1.5K kWh/person
Turkmenistan
2.8K kWh/person
48% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
TajikistanTajikistan
14.59% of youth labor force
Turkmenistan
10.02% of youth labor force
46% higher
Urban Population (%)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
26.18%
Turkmenistan
47.09%
44% lower
Digital Payments Used
TajikistanTajikistan
49.33% of adults
Turkmenistan
34.3% of adults
44% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
TajikistanTajikistan
7.6% of GDP
Turkmenistan
5.4% of GDP
42% higher
Electricity Generation
TurkmenistanTajikistan
22.61 TWh
Turkmenistan
37.26 TWh
39% lower
Nurses & Midwives
TajikistanTajikistan
5.4 per 1k
Turkmenistan
3.9 per 1k
37% higher
Air Passengers
TurkmenistanTajikistan
690.7K
Turkmenistan
1.08M
36% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
0.09% of GDP
Turkmenistan
0.14% of GDP
36% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
2.1% of GDP
Turkmenistan
3.2% of GDP
36% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
TajikistanTajikistan
25.24% of firms
Turkmenistan
18.8% of firms
34% higher
Inflation Rate
TurkmenistanTajikistan
7.7%
Turkmenistan
11.5%
33% lower
GDP Growth Rate
TajikistanTajikistan
8.4%
Turkmenistan
6.3%
33% higher
Child Mortality
TurkmenistanTajikistan
27.3 per 1k births
Turkmenistan
40 per 1k births
32% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
65.11%
Turkmenistan
94.85%
31% lower
Infant Mortality
TurkmenistanTajikistan
22.9 per 1k births
Turkmenistan
31.2 per 1k births
27% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
TajikistanTajikistan
0.04
Turkmenistan
0.03
26% higher
Death Rate
TurkmenistanTajikistan
4.5 per 1k
Turkmenistan
6.0 per 1k
26% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
TajikistanTajikistan
119 per 100 people
Turkmenistan
99 per 100 people
20% higher
Dependency Ratio
TajikistanTajikistan
66.98% of working-age pop.
Turkmenistan
56.34% of working-age pop.
19% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
TajikistanTajikistan
45.5% of adults
Turkmenistan
39% of adults
17% higher
Median Age
TurkmenistanTajikistan
21.9 years
Turkmenistan
26.2 years
16% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
TurkmenistanTajikistan
9.1% of firms
Turkmenistan
10.63% of firms
15% lower
Youth Population (%)
TajikistanTajikistan
36.26%
Turkmenistan
31.51%
15% higher
Elderly Population (%)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
3.9%
Turkmenistan
4.5%
15% lower
Airports
TurkmenistanTajikistan
20
Turkmenistan
23
13% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
TajikistanTajikistan
0.04
Turkmenistan
0.04
13% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
TajikistanTajikistan
19 pts
Turkmenistan
17 pts
12% higher
Human Development Index
TurkmenistanTajikistan
0.69
Turkmenistan
0.76
10% lower
Food Waste per Person
TurkmenistanTajikistan
126.49 kg/person/yr
Turkmenistan
139.82 kg/person/yr
10% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
TajikistanTajikistan
6.6% of firms
Turkmenistan
6.1% of firms
9% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
TajikistanTajikistan
4.3 per 1k
Turkmenistan
4.0 per 1k
7% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
TajikistanTajikistan
0.16
Turkmenistan
0.15
7% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
TajikistanTajikistan
26.98%
Turkmenistan
25.6%
5% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
95.99%
Turkmenistan
99.74%
4% lower
Obesity Rate
TajikistanTajikistan
20.81%
Turkmenistan
20.16%
3% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
1.9 per 1k
Turkmenistan
1.9 per 1k
3% lower
Exports (% GDP)
TurkmenistanTajikistan
17.19% of GDP
Turkmenistan
17.57% of GDP
2% lower
Life Expectancy
TajikistanTajikistan
71.8 years
Turkmenistan
70.1 years
2% higher
Political Corruption Index
TurkmenistanTajikistan
0.89
Turkmenistan
0.90
1% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
TurkmenistanTajikistan
0.43
Turkmenistan
0.44
1% lower
Land Border Length
TurkmenistanTajikistan
4.1K km
Turkmenistan
4.2K km
1% lower
Time Zones Count
TajikistanTajikistan
2.0 time zones
Turkmenistan
2.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
TajikistanTajikistan
0 km
Turkmenistan
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
TajikistanTajikistan
4.7%
Turkmenistan
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
TajikistanTajikistan
0%
Turkmenistan
0%
ranked higher
Solar Electricity Share
TajikistanTajikistan
0%
Turkmenistan
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
TajikistanTajikistan
100%
Turkmenistan
100%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
TajikistanTajikistan
0 per 1M people
Turkmenistan
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
TajikistanTajikistan
300 m
Turkmenistan
-110 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
TajikistanTajikistan
1.0
Turkmenistan
1.0
equal
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
TajikistanTajikistan
5.0 sites
Turkmenistan
5.0 sites
equal
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
TajikistanTajikistan
0 per 1M people
Turkmenistan
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Electric Generating Capacity
TurkmenistanTajikistan
6.48M kW
Turkmenistan
6.51M kW
equal
Border Neighbors
TajikistanTajikistan
4.0
Turkmenistan
4.0
equal
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