All countries · TKM
Turkmenistan
Europe & Central Asia · Upper middle income · capital Ashgabat
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old70.2years
Ranks 153 of 217 in 2024
6% below world median · 12% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old39.0per 1,000 live births
Ranks 155 of 196 in 2024
1.6× above world median · 9.0× above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old5per 100,000 live births
Ranks 23 of 194 in 2023
89% below world median · 17% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2019 · 7 years old7.2% of under-5s
Ranks 11 of 46 in 2019
52% below world median · 1.3× above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 46 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old5.50% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
13% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old2.66births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
40% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2022 · 4 years old99.9% of adults 15+
Ranks 4 of 45 in 2022
10% above world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 45 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old95.7% gross
Ranks 97 of 134 in 2024
4% below world median · 4% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2024 · 2 years old4.29% of GDP
Ranks 19 of 40 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 40 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old6,540current US$
Ranks 106 of 186 in 2025
17% below world median · 76% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old22,602international $
Ranks 88 of 185 in 2025
12% above world median · 56% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
1998 · 28 years old35.1% of population
Ranks 42 of 54 in 1998
1.4× above world median · 30.9× above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 54 countries reporting in 1998 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
1998 · 28 years old40.8index, 0–100
Ranks 29 of 54 in 1998
about the same world median · 26% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 54 countries reporting in 1998 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old4.3% of labour force
Ranks 72 of 182 in 2025
16% below world median · 23% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
1999 · 27 years old2.90% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
75% above world median
Medians computed across 140 countries reporting in 1999 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old94.9% of population
Ranks 52 of 148 in 2024
18% above world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2016 · 10 years old18.0% of population
Ranks 168 of 203 in 2016
67% below world median · 76% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2016 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old10.86t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
3.3× above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old7.6mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
16% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Turkmenistan has no figure in this dataset for Inflation. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.