Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: National power
National power in 2022: 0.04% of world capability in Kyrgyzstan and 0.05% of world capability in Tajikistan, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Tajikistan, by 0 percentage points, or 1.1 times that in Kyrgyzstan.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Tajikistan has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Kyrgyzstan.
- In 2022, Kyrgyzstan ranked 124 and Tajikistan ranked 120 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2021 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2020 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2019 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2018 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2017 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2016 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 2015 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2014 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2013 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2012 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2011 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2010 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2009 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2008 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2007 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 2006 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 2005 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 2004 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 2003 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 2002 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 2001 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 2000 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1999 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1998 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1997 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1996 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1995 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1994 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1993 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1992 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1991 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
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
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
- 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