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Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan

107 shared metrics.

TurkmenistanLeads in 39

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UzbekistanLeads in 68

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Turkmenistan

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

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

Uzbekistan

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Uzbekistan.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Uzbekistan is doubly landlocked: every neighbor around it is landlocked too.

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Analysis

Uzbekistan leads in 68 of 107 shared metrics, while Turkmenistan leads in 39.

Turkmenistan's Water Stress (%) is 6.1x that of Uzbekistan (1.9K% vs 262.55%).

Turkmenistan's Energy Use (Per Capita) is 3.1x that of Uzbekistan (5.6K kg oil eq/person vs 1.4K kg oil eq/person).

Turkmenistan's Health Spending Per Capita is 2.4x that of Uzbekistan ($579.15 vs $169.43).

Turkmenistan's Beer Consumption is 2.3x that of Uzbekistan (0.59 L/person/yr vs 0.18 L/person/yr).

Turkmenistan's Child Mortality is 2.0x that of Uzbekistan (40 per 1k births vs 13.3 per 1k births).

Key Comparisons

Water Stress (%)Turkmenistan leads

Turkmenistan

1.9K%

Uzbekistan

262.55%

Energy Use (Per Capita)Turkmenistan leads

Turkmenistan

5.6K kg oil eq/person

Uzbekistan

1.4K kg oil eq/person

Health Spending Per CapitaTurkmenistan leads

Turkmenistan

$579.15

Uzbekistan

$169.43

Beer ConsumptionTurkmenistan leads

Turkmenistan

0.59 L/person/yr

Uzbekistan

0.18 L/person/yr

Child MortalityTurkmenistan leads

Turkmenistan

40 per 1k births

Uzbekistan

13.3 per 1k births

CO2 Per CapitaTurkmenistan leads

Turkmenistan

10.81 t/person/yr

Uzbekistan

3.8 t/person/yr

All Metrics

Water Stress (%)

Turkmenistan

1.9K%

Uzbekistan

262.55%

611% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Turkmenistan

5.6K kg oil eq/person

Uzbekistan

1.4K kg oil eq/person

307% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Turkmenistan

$579.15

Uzbekistan

$169.43

242% higher

Beer Consumption

Turkmenistan

0.59 L/person/yr

Uzbekistan

0.18 L/person/yr

233% higher

Child Mortality

Turkmenistan

40 per 1k births

Uzbekistan

13.3 per 1k births

201% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Turkmenistan

10.81 t/person/yr

Uzbekistan

3.8 t/person/yr

182% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Turkmenistan

17.21% of firms

Uzbekistan

6.7% of firms

157% higher

Infant Mortality

Turkmenistan

31.2 per 1k births

Uzbekistan

12.7 per 1k births

146% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Turkmenistan

24.1% of GDP

Uzbekistan

10.5% of GDP

130% higher

GNI Per Capita

Turkmenistan

$6,510

Uzbekistan

$3,020

116% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

0.01%

Uzbekistan

4.6%

100% lower

Scientific Publications

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

21.92

Uzbekistan

2.2K

99% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

0.02 per 100k people

Uzbekistan

1.1 per 100k people

98% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

99 per 100 people

Uzbekistan

1.1K per 100 people

91% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

0.10%

Uzbekistan

1.0%

90% lower

Population

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

5.74M

Uzbekistan

37.02M

84% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

0.04

Uzbekistan

0.23

84% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

5.0 per 100 people

Uzbekistan

30 per 100 people

83% lower

Population Density

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

15.67 /km²

Uzbekistan

80.91 /km²

81% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Turkmenistan

$21,213.09

Uzbekistan

$11,878.55

79% higher

Air Passengers

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

1.08M

Uzbekistan

4.85M

78% lower

Internet Users (%)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

21%

Uzbekistan

89%

76% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Turkmenistan

60.22 kg/person/yr

Uzbekistan

34.41 kg/person/yr

75% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

11.16% of GDP

Uzbekistan

37.96% of GDP

71% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

5.6% of adults

Uzbekistan

17.7% of adults

68% lower

Smoking Rate

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

5.6%

Uzbekistan

16.7%

66% lower

University Enrollment Rate

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

20.43%

Uzbekistan

56.52%

64% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

6.51M kW

Uzbekistan

17.90M kW

64% lower

Airports

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

62% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

0.03

Uzbekistan

0.08

57% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

12.36% of adults

Uzbekistan

28.91% of adults

57% lower

Irrigated Land

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

16.5K km²

Uzbekistan

37.3K km²

56% lower

Protected Land (%)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

4.3%

Uzbekistan

9.5%

55% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

$51,387,209,872.3

Uzbekistan

$114,965,293,466.61

55% lower

Electricity Generation

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

37.26 TWh

Uzbekistan

81.29 TWh

54% lower

Spirits Consumption

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

0.85 L/person/yr

Uzbekistan

1.8 L/person/yr

53% lower

Capital Elevation

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

219 m

Uzbekistan

455 m

52% lower

Firms with Female Top Manager

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

6.1% of firms

Uzbekistan

12.34% of firms

51% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

2.7% of GDP

Uzbekistan

5.5% of GDP

50% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

17 pts

Uzbekistan

31 pts

45% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Turkmenistan

84.22%

Uzbekistan

58.06%

45% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

81.41 Mt CO2e

Uzbekistan

148.54 Mt CO2e

45% lower

Firms Asked for Bribes

Turkmenistan

10.63% of firms

Uzbekistan

7.5% of firms

43% higher

Land Border Length

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

4.2K km

Uzbekistan

6.9K km

40% lower

Water Withdrawal

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

26.25 B m³

Uzbekistan

42.9 B m³

39% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

19.6 µg/m³

Uzbekistan

31.96 µg/m³

39% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

21.23 per 1k

Uzbekistan

34.08 per 1k

38% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Turkmenistan

2.8K kWh/person

Uzbekistan

2.1K kWh/person

35% higher

Time Zones Count

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

2.0 time zones

Uzbekistan

3.0 time zones

33% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

2.7 kg/person/yr

Uzbekistan

4.0 kg/person/yr

33% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

25.6%

Uzbekistan

38%

33% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

0.44

Uzbekistan

0.64

32% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

3.9 per 1k

Uzbekistan

5.8 per 1k

32% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

0.15

Uzbekistan

0.22

32% lower

Highest Elevation

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

3.1K m

Uzbekistan

4.6K m

32% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

1.9 per 1k

Uzbekistan

2.8 per 1k

31% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Turkmenistan

1.3K gCO2/kWh

Uzbekistan

1.0K gCO2/kWh

31% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

63.54% of adults

Uzbekistan

92.4% of adults

31% lower

Digital Payments Used

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

34.3% of adults

Uzbekistan

49.88% of adults

31% lower

Obesity Rate

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

20.16%

Uzbekistan

28.52%

29% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Turkmenistan

3.2% of GDP

Uzbekistan

2.5% of GDP

29% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

5.0 sites

Uzbekistan

7.0 sites

29% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Turkmenistan

18.8% of firms

Uzbekistan

14.7% of firms

28% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

5.4% of GDP

Uzbekistan

7.4% of GDP

27% lower

Alcohol Consumption

Turkmenistan

2.6 L/adult/yr

Uzbekistan

2.1 L/adult/yr

25% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

17.57% of GDP

Uzbekistan

22.77% of GDP

23% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

4.5%

Uzbekistan

5.9%

23% lower

Fertility Rate

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

2.0 children/woman

Uzbekistan

2.6 children/woman

22% lower

Inflation Rate

Turkmenistan

11.5%

Uzbekistan

9.6%

20% higher

Death Rate

Turkmenistan

6.0 per 1k

Uzbekistan

5.0 per 1k

20% higher

Border Neighbors

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

4.0

Uzbekistan

5.0

20% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

4.0 per 1k

Uzbekistan

4.9 per 1k

18% lower

Suicide Rate

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

6.8 per 100k

Uzbekistan

8.3 per 100k

18% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

57.0K

Uzbekistan

68.0K

16% lower

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Turkmenistan

94.85%

Uzbekistan

81.93%

16% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

8.0 per 100k

Uzbekistan

9.3 per 100k

14% lower

Birth Rate

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

16.43 per 1k

Uzbekistan

18.93 per 1k

13% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

10.02% of youth labor force

Uzbekistan

11.38% of youth labor force

12% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Turkmenistan

0.14% of GDP

Uzbekistan

0.13% of GDP

12% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

39% of adults

Uzbekistan

43.6% of adults

11% lower

Railway Length

Turkmenistan

5.1K km

Uzbekistan

4.6K km

10% higher

Forest Area

Turkmenistan

41.3K km²

Uzbekistan

37.7K km²

10% higher

Food Waste per Person

Turkmenistan

139.82 kg/person/yr

Uzbekistan

126.54 kg/person/yr

10% higher

Political Corruption Index

Turkmenistan

0.90

Uzbekistan

0.82

9% higher

Urban Population (%)

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

47.09%

Uzbekistan

51%

8% lower

Land Area

Turkmenistan

469.9K km²

Uzbekistan

440.6K km²

7% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Turkmenistan

137.09 kg/person/yr

Uzbekistan

130.81 kg/person/yr

5% higher

Dependency Ratio

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

56.34% of working-age pop.

Uzbekistan

58.65% of working-age pop.

4% lower

Unemployment Rate

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

4.3%

Uzbekistan

4.5%

4% lower

Human Development Index

Turkmenistan

0.76

Uzbekistan

0.74

3% higher

Median Age

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

26.2 years

Uzbekistan

26.9 years

3% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Turkmenistan

8.8%

Uzbekistan

8.5%

3% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Turkmenistan

99.74%

Uzbekistan

96.55%

3% higher

Life Expectancy

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

70.1 years

Uzbekistan

72.4 years

3% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

6.3%

Uzbekistan

6.5%

3% lower

Youth Population (%)

Turkmenistan

31.51%

Uzbekistan

31.1%

1% higher

Coastline Length

Turkmenistan

0 km

Uzbekistan

0 km

ranked higher

Coal Electricity Share

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

6.6%

ranked lower

Wind Electricity Share

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

4.6%

ranked lower

Solar Electricity Share

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

7.5%

ranked lower

Electricity Access (%)

Turkmenistan

100%

Uzbekistan

100%

equal

Adult Literacy Rate

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

99.9%

Uzbekistan

100%

equal

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Turkmenistan

0 per 1M people

Uzbekistan

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

-110 m

Uzbekistan

-12 m

ranked lower

Official Languages Count

Turkmenistan

1.0

Uzbekistan

1.0

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Turkmenistan

3.3% of GDP

Uzbekistan

-3.9% of GDP

ranked higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Turkmenistan

0 per 1M people

Uzbekistan

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Comparison of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan across 107 metrics
				Winner
Water Stress (%)	1.9K%	262.55%	611% higher	Turkmenistan
Energy Use (Per Capita)	5.6K kg oil eq/person	1.4K kg oil eq/person	307% higher	Turkmenistan
Health Spending Per Capita	$579.15	$169.43	242% higher	Turkmenistan
Beer Consumption	0.59 L/person/yr	0.18 L/person/yr	233% higher	Turkmenistan
Child Mortality	40 per 1k births	13.3 per 1k births	201% higher	Turkmenistan
CO2 Per Capita	10.81 t/person/yr	3.8 t/person/yr	182% higher	Turkmenistan
Firms Making Informal Payments	17.21% of firms	6.7% of firms	157% higher	Turkmenistan
Infant Mortality	31.2 per 1k births	12.7 per 1k births	146% higher	Turkmenistan
Government Debt (% GDP)	24.1% of GDP	10.5% of GDP	130% higher	Turkmenistan
GNI Per Capita	$6,510	$3,020	116% higher	Turkmenistan
Renewable Energy (%)	0.01%	4.6%	100% lower	Uzbekistan
Scientific Publications	21.92	2.2K	99% lower	Uzbekistan
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.02 per 100k people	1.1 per 100k people	98% lower	Uzbekistan
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	99 per 100 people	1.1K per 100 people	91% lower	Uzbekistan
Renewable Energy (%)	0.10%	1.0%	90% lower	Uzbekistan
Population	5.74M	37.02M	84% lower	Uzbekistan
Freedom of Expression Index	0.04	0.23	84% lower	Uzbekistan
Broadband Access (%)	5.0 per 100 people	30 per 100 people	83% lower	Uzbekistan
Population Density	15.67 /km²	80.91 /km²	81% lower	Uzbekistan
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$21,213.09	$11,878.55	79% higher	Turkmenistan
Air Passengers	1.08M	4.85M	78% lower	Uzbekistan
Internet Users (%)	21%	89%	76% lower	Uzbekistan
Meat Consumption per Person	60.22 kg/person/yr	34.41 kg/person/yr	75% higher	Turkmenistan
Imports (% GDP)	11.16% of GDP	37.96% of GDP	71% lower	Uzbekistan
Tobacco Use Prevalence	5.6% of adults	17.7% of adults	68% lower	Uzbekistan
Smoking Rate	5.6%	16.7%	66% lower	Uzbekistan
University Enrollment Rate	20.43%	56.52%	64% lower	Uzbekistan
Electric Generating Capacity	6.51M kW	17.90M kW	64% lower	Uzbekistan
Airports	23	61	62% lower	Uzbekistan
Liberal Democracy Index	0.03	0.08	57% lower	Uzbekistan
Insufficient Physical Activity	12.36% of adults	28.91% of adults	57% lower	Uzbekistan
Irrigated Land	16.5K km²	37.3K km²	56% lower	Uzbekistan
Protected Land (%)	4.3%	9.5%	55% lower	Uzbekistan
GDP (Nominal)	$51,387,209,872.3	$114,965,293,466.61	55% lower	Uzbekistan
Electricity Generation	37.26 TWh	81.29 TWh	54% lower	Uzbekistan
Spirits Consumption	0.85 L/person/yr	1.8 L/person/yr	53% lower	Uzbekistan
Capital Elevation	219 m	455 m	52% lower	Uzbekistan
Firms with Female Top Manager	6.1% of firms	12.34% of firms	51% lower	Uzbekistan
Education Spending (% GDP)	2.7% of GDP	5.5% of GDP	50% lower	Uzbekistan
Corruption Perceptions Index	17 pts	31 pts	45% lower	Uzbekistan
Agricultural Land (%)	84.22%	58.06%	45% higher	Turkmenistan
Total CO2 Emissions	81.41 Mt CO2e	148.54 Mt CO2e	45% lower	Uzbekistan
Firms Asked for Bribes	10.63% of firms	7.5% of firms	43% higher	Turkmenistan
Land Border Length	4.2K km	6.9K km	40% lower	Uzbekistan
Water Withdrawal	26.25 B m³	42.9 B m³	39% lower	Uzbekistan
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	19.6 µg/m³	31.96 µg/m³	39% lower	Uzbekistan
Teen Birth Rate	21.23 per 1k	34.08 per 1k	38% lower	Uzbekistan
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	2.8K kWh/person	2.1K kWh/person	35% higher	Turkmenistan
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	33% lower	Uzbekistan
Seafood Consumption per Person	2.7 kg/person/yr	4.0 kg/person/yr	33% lower	Uzbekistan
Women in Parliament (%)	25.6%	38%	33% lower	Uzbekistan
Women's Political Empowerment	0.44	0.64	32% lower	Uzbekistan
Nurses & Midwives	3.9 per 1k	5.8 per 1k	32% lower	Uzbekistan
Electoral Democracy Index	0.15	0.22	32% lower	Uzbekistan
Highest Elevation	3.1K m	4.6K m	32% lower	Uzbekistan
Doctors (per 1,000)	1.9 per 1k	2.8 per 1k	31% lower	Uzbekistan
Electricity Carbon Intensity	1.3K gCO2/kWh	1.0K gCO2/kWh	31% higher	Turkmenistan
Can Raise Emergency Money	63.54% of adults	92.4% of adults	31% lower	Uzbekistan
Digital Payments Used	34.3% of adults	49.88% of adults	31% lower	Uzbekistan
Obesity Rate	20.16%	28.52%	29% lower	Uzbekistan
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.2% of GDP	2.5% of GDP	29% higher	Turkmenistan
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	5.0 sites	7.0 sites	29% lower	Uzbekistan
Firms Hit by Power Outages	18.8% of firms	14.7% of firms	28% higher	Turkmenistan
Health Spending (% GDP)	5.4% of GDP	7.4% of GDP	27% lower	Uzbekistan
Alcohol Consumption	2.6 L/adult/yr	2.1 L/adult/yr	25% higher	Turkmenistan
Exports (% GDP)	17.57% of GDP	22.77% of GDP	23% lower	Uzbekistan
Elderly Population (%)	4.5%	5.9%	23% lower	Uzbekistan
Fertility Rate	2.0 children/woman	2.6 children/woman	22% lower	Uzbekistan
Inflation Rate	11.5%	9.6%	20% higher	Turkmenistan
Death Rate	6.0 per 1k	5.0 per 1k	20% higher	Turkmenistan
Border Neighbors	4.0	5.0	20% lower	Uzbekistan
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	4.0 per 1k	4.9 per 1k	18% lower	Uzbekistan
Suicide Rate	6.8 per 100k	8.3 per 100k	18% lower	Uzbekistan
Armed Forces Personnel	57.0K	68.0K	16% lower	Uzbekistan
Safe Drinking Water (%)	94.85%	81.93%	16% higher	Turkmenistan
Road Traffic Death Rate	8.0 per 100k	9.3 per 100k	14% lower	Uzbekistan
Birth Rate	16.43 per 1k	18.93 per 1k	13% lower	Uzbekistan
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.02% of youth labor force	11.38% of youth labor force	12% lower	Uzbekistan
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.14% of GDP	0.13% of GDP	12% higher	Turkmenistan
Hypertension Prevalence	39% of adults	43.6% of adults	11% lower	Uzbekistan
Railway Length	5.1K km	4.6K km	10% higher	Turkmenistan
Forest Area	41.3K km²	37.7K km²	10% higher	Turkmenistan
Food Waste per Person	139.82 kg/person/yr	126.54 kg/person/yr	10% higher	Turkmenistan
Political Corruption Index	0.90	0.82	9% higher	Turkmenistan
Urban Population (%)	47.09%	51%	8% lower	Uzbekistan
Land Area	469.9K km²	440.6K km²	7% higher	Turkmenistan
Milk Consumption per Person	137.09 kg/person/yr	130.81 kg/person/yr	5% higher	Turkmenistan
Dependency Ratio	56.34% of working-age pop.	58.65% of working-age pop.	4% lower	Uzbekistan
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	4.5%	4% lower	Uzbekistan
Human Development Index	0.76	0.74	3% higher	Turkmenistan
Median Age	26.2 years	26.9 years	3% lower	Uzbekistan
Forest Coverage (%)	8.8%	8.5%	3% higher	Turkmenistan
Sanitation Access (%)	99.74%	96.55%	3% higher	Turkmenistan
Life Expectancy	70.1 years	72.4 years	3% lower	Uzbekistan
GDP Growth Rate	6.3%	6.5%	3% lower	Uzbekistan
Youth Population (%)	31.51%	31.1%	1% higher	Turkmenistan
Coastline Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	Turkmenistan
Coal Electricity Share	0%	6.6%	ranked lower	Uzbekistan
Wind Electricity Share	0%	4.6%	ranked lower	Uzbekistan
Solar Electricity Share	0%	7.5%	ranked lower	Uzbekistan
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Turkmenistan
Adult Literacy Rate	99.9%	100%	equal	Uzbekistan
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Turkmenistan
Lowest Elevation	-110 m	-12 m	ranked lower	Uzbekistan
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Turkmenistan
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	3.3% of GDP	-3.9% of GDP	ranked higher	Turkmenistan
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Turkmenistan

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Analysis

Uzbekistan leads in 68 of 107 shared metrics, while Turkmenistan leads in 39.

Turkmenistan's Water Stress (%) is 6.1x that of Uzbekistan (1.9K% vs 262.55%).

Turkmenistan's Energy Use (Per Capita) is 3.1x that of Uzbekistan (5.6K kg oil eq/person vs 1.4K kg oil eq/person).

Turkmenistan's Health Spending Per Capita is 2.4x that of Uzbekistan ($579.15 vs $169.43).

Turkmenistan's Beer Consumption is 2.3x that of Uzbekistan (0.59 L/person/yr vs 0.18 L/person/yr).

Turkmenistan's Child Mortality is 2.0x that of Uzbekistan (40 per 1k births vs 13.3 per 1k births).

Key Comparisons

Water Stress (%)Turkmenistan leads

Turkmenistan

1.9K%

Uzbekistan

262.55%

Energy Use (Per Capita)Turkmenistan leads

Turkmenistan

5.6K kg oil eq/person

Uzbekistan

1.4K kg oil eq/person

Health Spending Per CapitaTurkmenistan leads

Turkmenistan

$579.15

Uzbekistan

$169.43

Beer ConsumptionTurkmenistan leads

Turkmenistan

0.59 L/person/yr

Uzbekistan

0.18 L/person/yr

Child MortalityTurkmenistan leads

Turkmenistan

40 per 1k births

Uzbekistan

13.3 per 1k births

CO2 Per CapitaTurkmenistan leads

Turkmenistan

10.81 t/person/yr

Uzbekistan

3.8 t/person/yr

Water Stress (%)

1.9K%

262.55%

Energy Use (Per Capita)

5.6K kg oil eq/person

1.4K kg oil eq/person

Health Spending Per Capita

$579.15

$169.43

Beer Consumption

0.59 L/person/yr

0.18 L/person/yr

Child Mortality

40 per 1k births

13.3 per 1k births

CO2 Per Capita

10.81 t/person/yr

3.8 t/person/yr

Firms Making Informal Payments

17.21% of firms

6.7% of firms

Infant Mortality

31.2 per 1k births

12.7 per 1k births

Government Debt (% GDP)

24.1% of GDP

10.5% of GDP

GNI Per Capita

$6,510

$3,020

Renewable Energy (%)

0.01%

4.6%

Scientific Publications

21.92

2.2K

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.02 per 100k people

1.1 per 100k people

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

99 per 100 people

1.1K per 100 people

Renewable Energy (%)

0.10%

1.0%

Population

5.74M

37.02M

Freedom of Expression Index

0.04

0.23

Broadband Access (%)

5.0 per 100 people

30 per 100 people

Population Density

15.67 /km²

80.91 /km²

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$21,213.09

$11,878.55

Air Passengers

1.08M

4.85M

Internet Users (%)

21%

89%

Meat Consumption per Person

60.22 kg/person/yr

34.41 kg/person/yr

Imports (% GDP)

11.16% of GDP

37.96% of GDP

Tobacco Use Prevalence

5.6% of adults

17.7% of adults

Smoking Rate

5.6%

16.7%

University Enrollment Rate

20.43%

56.52%

Electric Generating Capacity

6.51M kW

17.90M kW

Airports

Liberal Democracy Index

0.03

0.08

Insufficient Physical Activity

12.36% of adults

28.91% of adults

Irrigated Land

16.5K km²

37.3K km²

Protected Land (%)

4.3%

9.5%

GDP (Nominal)

$51,387,209,872.3

$114,965,293,466.61

Electricity Generation

37.26 TWh

81.29 TWh

Spirits Consumption

0.85 L/person/yr

1.8 L/person/yr

Capital Elevation

219 m

455 m

Firms with Female Top Manager

6.1% of firms

12.34% of firms

Education Spending (% GDP)

2.7% of GDP

5.5% of GDP

Corruption Perceptions Index

17 pts

31 pts

Agricultural Land (%)

84.22%

58.06%

Total CO2 Emissions

81.41 Mt CO2e

148.54 Mt CO2e

Firms Asked for Bribes

10.63% of firms

7.5% of firms

Land Border Length

4.2K km

6.9K km

Water Withdrawal

26.25 B m³

42.9 B m³

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

19.6 µg/m³

31.96 µg/m³

Teen Birth Rate

21.23 per 1k

34.08 per 1k

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

2.8K kWh/person

2.1K kWh/person

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

3.0 time zones

Seafood Consumption per Person

2.7 kg/person/yr

4.0 kg/person/yr

Women in Parliament (%)

25.6%

38%

Women's Political Empowerment

0.44

0.64

Nurses & Midwives

3.9 per 1k

5.8 per 1k

Electoral Democracy Index

0.15

0.22

Highest Elevation

3.1K m

4.6K m

Doctors (per 1,000)

1.9 per 1k

2.8 per 1k

Electricity Carbon Intensity

1.3K gCO2/kWh

1.0K gCO2/kWh

Can Raise Emergency Money

63.54% of adults

92.4% of adults

Digital Payments Used

34.3% of adults

49.88% of adults

Obesity Rate

20.16%

28.52%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

3.2% of GDP

2.5% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

5.0 sites

7.0 sites

Firms Hit by Power Outages

18.8% of firms

14.7% of firms

Health Spending (% GDP)

5.4% of GDP

7.4% of GDP

Alcohol Consumption

2.6 L/adult/yr

2.1 L/adult/yr

Exports (% GDP)

17.57% of GDP

22.77% of GDP

Elderly Population (%)

4.5%

5.9%

Fertility Rate

2.0 children/woman

2.6 children/woman

Inflation Rate

11.5%

9.6%

Death Rate

6.0 per 1k

5.0 per 1k

Border Neighbors

4.0

5.0

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

4.0 per 1k

4.9 per 1k

Suicide Rate

6.8 per 100k

8.3 per 100k

Armed Forces Personnel

57.0K

68.0K

Safe Drinking Water (%)

94.85%

81.93%

Road Traffic Death Rate

8.0 per 100k

9.3 per 100k

Birth Rate

16.43 per 1k

18.93 per 1k

Youth Unemployment Rate

10.02% of youth labor force

11.38% of youth labor force

R&D Spending (% GDP)

0.14% of GDP

0.13% of GDP

Hypertension Prevalence

39% of adults

43.6% of adults

Railway Length

5.1K km

4.6K km

Forest Area

41.3K km²

37.7K km²

Food Waste per Person

139.82 kg/person/yr

126.54 kg/person/yr

Political Corruption Index

0.90

0.82

Urban Population (%)

47.09%

51%

Land Area

469.9K km²

440.6K km²

Milk Consumption per Person

137.09 kg/person/yr

130.81 kg/person/yr

Dependency Ratio

56.34% of working-age pop.

58.65% of working-age pop.

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

4.5%

Human Development Index

0.76

0.74

Median Age

26.2 years

26.9 years

Forest Coverage (%)

8.8%

8.5%

Sanitation Access (%)

99.74%

96.55%

Life Expectancy

70.1 years

72.4 years

GDP Growth Rate

6.3%

6.5%

Youth Population (%)

31.51%

31.1%

Coastline Length

0 km

Coal Electricity Share

6.6%

Wind Electricity Share

4.6%

Solar Electricity Share

7.5%

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Adult Literacy Rate

99.9%

100%

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

-110 m

-12 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

3.3% of GDP

-3.9% of GDP

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

0 per 1M people