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Russia vs Tajikistan
How Russia and Tajikistan compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Russia was higher: 73.2 years against 71.8 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, Russia was higher: $11,220 against $1,593
- Population · In 2023, Russia was higher: 145 million people against 10.4 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, Russia was higher: 7.5% of GDP against 1.47% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, Russia was higher: 13.98 tonnes against 0.92 tonnes
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, WHO/UNICEF, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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