Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan
Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan: Military spending
Military spending: 1.83% of GDP in Afghanistan in 2021 and 3.11% of GDP in Turkmenistan in 1999, by SIPRI estimates.
% of GDP · SIPRI
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Afghanistan | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.83 | – |
| 2020 | 1.36 | – |
| 2019 | 1.17 | – |
| 2018 | 1.01 | – |
| 2017 | 0.95 | – |
| 2016 | 0.96 | – |
| 2015 | 0.99 | – |
| 2014 | 1.3 | – |
| 2013 | 1.08 | – |
| 2012 | 1.18 | – |
| 2011 | 1.82 | – |
| 2010 | 1.95 | – |
| 2009 | 2.09 | – |
| 2008 | 2.34 | – |
| 2007 | 2.57 | – |
| 2006 | 1.9 | – |
| 2005 | 1.99 | – |
| 2004 | 2.43 | – |
| 1999 | – | 3.11 |
| 1998 | – | 3.34 |
| 1997 | – | 4.25 |
| 1996 | – | 2.19 |
| 1995 | – | 2.32 |
| 1994 | – | 1.8 |
| 1977 | 2.01 | – |
| 1976 | 2.05 | – |
| 1975 | 1.72 | – |
| 1974 | 1.61 | – |
| 1973 | 1.87 | – |
| 1970 | 1.63 | – |
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Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
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Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Turkmenistan: 70.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Turkmenistan: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Turkmenistan: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Turkmenistan: 94.9% in 2022
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Turkmenistan: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Turkmenistan: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Turkmenistan: 7.36 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Turkmenistan: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Turkmenistan: 2.69 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Turkmenistan: 47.1% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Turkmenistan: 26.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Turkmenistan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Turkmenistan: 2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Turkmenistan: $188M in 1999
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Turkmenistan: $25 in 1999
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Turkmenistan: 15% of government spending in 1999
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Turkmenistan: 57,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Turkmenistan: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Turkmenistan: 2.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Turkmenistan: 382 million TIV in 2021