Russia vs Tajikistan
Russia vs Tajikistan: Adult literacy
Adult literacy: 99.9% in Russia in 2021 and 99.7% in Tajikistan in 2009, by UNESCO estimates. In 1989 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1 times that in Tajikistan.
% of adults · UNESCO
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1989.
- The world as a whole: 74.1% in 1989.
Every year
% of adults · UNESCO
| Year | Russia | Tajikistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | – | 87.7 |
| 2023 | – | – | 87.6 |
| 2022 | – | – | 87.4 |
| 2021 | 99.9 | – | 87.2 |
| 2020 | – | – | 87 |
| 2019 | – | – | 86.8 |
| 2018 | – | – | 86.8 |
| 2017 | – | – | 86.5 |
| 2016 | – | – | 86.3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 86 |
| 2014 | – | – | 85.6 |
| 2013 | – | – | 85.2 |
| 2012 | – | – | 84.9 |
| 2011 | – | – | 84.7 |
| 2010 | 99.7 | – | 84.4 |
| 2009 | – | 99.7 | 83.8 |
| 2008 | – | – | 83.5 |
| 2007 | – | 98 | 83.1 |
| 2006 | – | – | 82.5 |
| 2005 | – | – | 82.6 |
| 2004 | – | – | 82.6 |
| 2003 | – | 97.4 | 82.2 |
| 2002 | 99.4 | – | 81.7 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81.4 |
| 2000 | – | 99.5 | 81.1 |
| 1999 | – | – | 80.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 80.5 |
| 1997 | – | – | 79.3 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1995 | – | – | 76.9 |
| 1994 | – | – | 76.4 |
| 1993 | – | – | 76 |
| 1992 | – | – | 75.5 |
| 1991 | – | – | 75.1 |
| 1990 | – | – | 74.6 |
| 1989 | 98 | 97.7 | 74.1 |
| 1988 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 71.9 |
| 1986 | – | – | 71.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 70.7 |
| 1984 | – | – | 70.2 |
| 1983 | – | – | 69.5 |
| 1982 | – | – | 68.9 |
| 1981 | – | – | 68.4 |
| 1980 | – | – | 67.8 |
| 1979 | – | – | 67.2 |
| 1978 | – | – | 66.5 |
| 1977 | – | – | 65.9 |
| 1976 | – | – | 65.6 |
| 1975 | – | – | 65.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write a short, simple statement about their everyday life.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, via the World Bank.
- 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
Russia vs Tajikistan
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