Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan
Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan: National power
National power in 2022: 0.29% of world capability in Afghanistan and 0.13% of world capability in Turkmenistan, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 0.17 percentage points, or 2.31 times that in Turkmenistan.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Afghanistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2022, Afghanistan ranked 50 and Turkmenistan ranked 83 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Afghanistan | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.29 | 0.13 |
| 2021 | 0.32 | 0.12 |
| 2020 | 0.33 | 0.11 |
| 2019 | 0.32 | 0.11 |
| 2018 | 0.32 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 0.32 | 0.11 |
| 2016 | 0.28 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 0.3 | 0.09 |
| 2014 | 0.3 | 0.08 |
| 2013 | 0.3 | 0.08 |
| 2012 | 0.27 | 0.08 |
| 2011 | 0.24 | 0.09 |
| 2010 | 0.18 | 0.07 |
| 2009 | 0.15 | 0.08 |
| 2008 | 0.15 | 0.07 |
| 2007 | 0.14 | 0.07 |
| 2006 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| 2005 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| 2004 | 0.16 | 0.08 |
| 2003 | 0.17 | 0.08 |
| 2002 | 0.16 | 0.06 |
| 2001 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| 2000 | 0.41 | 0.07 |
| 1999 | 0.41 | 0.06 |
| 1998 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 1997 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 1996 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 1995 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| 1994 | 0.15 | 0.06 |
| 1993 | 0.14 | 0.07 |
| 1992 | 0.14 | 0.07 |
| 1991 | 0.13 | 0.04 |
| 1990 | 0.12 | – |
| 1989 | 0.13 | – |
| 1988 | 0.13 | – |
| 1987 | 0.13 | – |
| 1986 | 0.13 | – |
| 1985 | 0.11 | – |
| 1984 | 0.11 | – |
| 1983 | 0.12 | – |
| 1982 | 0.13 | – |
| 1981 | 0.12 | – |
| 1980 | 0.12 | – |
| 1979 | 0.14 | – |
| 1978 | 0.16 | – |
| 1977 | 0.18 | – |
| 1976 | 0.18 | – |
| 1975 | 0.17 | – |
| 1974 | 0.14 | – |
| 1973 | 0.15 | – |
| 1972 | 0.14 | – |
| 1971 | 0.14 | – |
| 1970 | 0.14 | – |
| 1969 | 0.14 | – |
| 1968 | 0.14 | – |
| 1967 | 0.14 | – |
| 1966 | 0.15 | – |
| 1965 | 0.15 | – |
| 1964 | 0.16 | – |
| 1963 | 0.17 | – |
| 1962 | 0.17 | – |
| 1961 | 0.18 | – |
| 1960 | 0.13 | – |
| 1959 | 0.12 | – |
| 1958 | 0.12 | – |
| 1957 | 0.12 | – |
| 1956 | 0.12 | – |
| 1955 | 0.12 | – |
| 1954 | 0.12 | – |
| 1953 | 0.12 | – |
| 1952 | 0.13 | – |
| 1951 | 0.14 | – |
| 1950 | 0.16 | – |
| 1949 | 0.2 | – |
| 1948 | 0.23 | – |
| 1947 | 0.25 | – |
| 1946 | 0.25 | – |
| 1945 | 0.16 | – |
| 1944 | 0.17 | – |
| 1943 | 0.18 | – |
| 1942 | 0.18 | – |
| 1941 | 0.2 | – |
| 1940 | 0.17 | – |
| 1939 | 0.3 | – |
| 1938 | 0.31 | – |
| 1937 | 0.35 | – |
| 1936 | 0.3 | – |
| 1935 | 0.24 | – |
| 1934 | 0.23 | – |
| 1933 | 0.32 | – |
| 1932 | 0.26 | – |
| 1931 | 0.26 | – |
| 1930 | 0.3 | – |
| 1929 | 0.3 | – |
| 1928 | 0.3 | – |
| 1927 | 0.36 | – |
| 1926 | 0.35 | – |
| 1925 | 0.35 | – |
| 1924 | 0.31 | – |
| 1923 | 0.27 | – |
| 1922 | 0.22 | – |
| 1921 | 0.2 | – |
| 1920 | 0.2 | – |
| 1919 | 0.25 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
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 spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Turkmenistan: 3.11% of GDP in 1999
- 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
- 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