Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan: National power
National power in 2022: 0.27% of world capability in Kazakhstan and 0.13% of world capability in Turkmenistan, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 0.14 percentage points, or 2.12 times that in Turkmenistan.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Kazakhstan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2022, Kazakhstan ranked 53 and Turkmenistan ranked 83 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Kazakhstan | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.27 | 0.13 |
| 2021 | 0.27 | 0.12 |
| 2020 | 0.27 | 0.11 |
| 2019 | 0.28 | 0.11 |
| 2018 | 0.27 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.11 |
| 2016 | 0.29 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 0.29 | 0.09 |
| 2014 | 0.29 | 0.08 |
| 2013 | 0.3 | 0.08 |
| 2012 | 0.31 | 0.08 |
| 2011 | 0.32 | 0.09 |
| 2010 | 0.32 | 0.07 |
| 2009 | 0.31 | 0.08 |
| 2008 | 0.32 | 0.07 |
| 2007 | 0.33 | 0.07 |
| 2006 | 0.31 | 0.07 |
| 2005 | 0.31 | 0.07 |
| 2004 | 0.34 | 0.08 |
| 2003 | 0.33 | 0.08 |
| 2002 | 0.33 | 0.06 |
| 2001 | 0.34 | 0.07 |
| 2000 | 0.34 | 0.07 |
| 1999 | 0.29 | 0.06 |
| 1998 | 0.27 | 0.06 |
| 1997 | 0.31 | 0.06 |
| 1996 | 0.32 | 0.06 |
| 1995 | 0.33 | 0.07 |
| 1994 | 0.36 | 0.06 |
| 1993 | 0.42 | 0.07 |
| 1992 | 0.5 | 0.07 |
| 1991 | 0.52 | 0.04 |
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
Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Turkmenistan: 70.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Turkmenistan: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Turkmenistan: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Turkmenistan: 94.9% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Turkmenistan: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Turkmenistan: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Turkmenistan: 7.36 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Turkmenistan: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Turkmenistan: 2.69 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Turkmenistan: 47.1% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Turkmenistan: 26.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Turkmenistan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Turkmenistan: 2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Turkmenistan: 3.11% of GDP in 1999
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Turkmenistan: $188M in 1999
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Turkmenistan: $25 in 1999
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Turkmenistan: 15% of government spending in 1999
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Turkmenistan: 57,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Turkmenistan: 2.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Turkmenistan: 382 million TIV in 2021