Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 57,000 people in Turkmenistan and 68,000 people in Uzbekistan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Uzbekistan, by 11,000 people, or 1.19 times that in Turkmenistan.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Uzbekistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2020, Turkmenistan ranked 66 and Uzbekistan ranked 62 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 57,000 | 68,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 42,000 | 68,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 41,500 | 68,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 42,000 | 68,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 41,500 | 68,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 36,500 | 68,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 36,500 | 68,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 22,000 | 68,000 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 22,000 | 68,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 22,000 | 68,000 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 22,000 | 87,000 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 22,000 | 87,000 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 22,000 | 87,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 22,000 | 87,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 22,000 | 87,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 26,000 | 91,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 26,000 | 75,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 29,000 | 72,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 17,500 | 72,000 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 17,500 | 72,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 14,500 | 79,100 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 19,000 | 94,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 19,000 | 100,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 18,000 | 86,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 18,000 | 46,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 11,000 | 41,700 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 15,000 | 20,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 28,000 | 41,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 28,000 | 40,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | – | – | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | – | – | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | – | – | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | – | – | 22.2 million |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, 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
Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyTurkmenistan: 70.1 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTurkmenistan: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTurkmenistan: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTurkmenistan: 94.9% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionTurkmenistan: 2.82% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateTurkmenistan: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTurkmenistan: 7.36 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTurkmenistan: 1.8% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTurkmenistan: 2.69 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTurkmenistan: 47.1% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageTurkmenistan: 26.2 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTurkmenistan: 4.3% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateTurkmenistan: 2 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTurkmenistan: 3.11% of GDP in 1999Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsTurkmenistan: $188M in 1999Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personTurkmenistan: $25 in 1999Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingTurkmenistan: 15% of government spending in 1999Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- National powerTurkmenistan: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTurkmenistan: 2.87% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTurkmenistan: 382 million TIV in 2021Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025