Tajikistan vs Netherlands
Tajikistan vs Netherlands: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.8 years in Tajikistan and 11.5 years in Netherlands, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 4.8 years, or 1.7 times that in Tajikistan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Tajikistan | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.8 | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 7.7 | 11.8 |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 11.7 |
| 2010 | – | 11.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Tajikistan vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyTajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTajikistan: 55.3% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionTajikistan: 2.56% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateTajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthTajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTajikistan: 26.2% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageTajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTajikistan: 3.7% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateTajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTajikistan: $220M in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personTajikistan: $23 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerTajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025