Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 92% in Kyrgyzstan and 55.8% in Tajikistan, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 36.2 percentage points, or 1.65 times that in Tajikistan.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Kyrgyzstan has been higher since 1999.
- In 2024, Kyrgyzstan ranked 45 and Tajikistan ranked 141 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 92 | 55.8 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 91 | 54.4 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 84.2 | 48.9 | 67 |
| 2021 | 77.1 | 36.7 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 72 | 27.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 64.1 | 22.7 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 62.8 | 32.6 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 50.8 | 22 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 40.5 | 20.5 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 30.3 | 19 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 28.3 | 17.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 23 | 16 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 19.8 | 14.5 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 17.5 | 13 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 16.3 | 11.6 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 16 | 10.1 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 15.7 | 8.8 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 14 | 7.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 5.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 2003 | 3.9 | 0.1 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | 0.1 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | 0.1 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0.2 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancyKyrgyzstan: 71.7 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKyrgyzstan: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKyrgyzstan: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKyrgyzstan: 76.5% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionKyrgyzstan: 3.05% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateKyrgyzstan: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKyrgyzstan: 7.07 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthKyrgyzstan: 1.61% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKyrgyzstan: 2.8 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKyrgyzstan: 34.8% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageKyrgyzstan: 25.1 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKyrgyzstan: 5.4% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKyrgyzstan: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKyrgyzstan: 2.92% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKyrgyzstan: $558M in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personKyrgyzstan: $83 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKyrgyzstan: 7.9% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKyrgyzstan: 21,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerKyrgyzstan: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKyrgyzstan: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKyrgyzstan: 54 million TIV in 2023Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025