Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars: $188M in Turkmenistan in 1999 and $1.77B in Uzbekistan in 2018, by SIPRI estimates. In 1999 the value was higher in Turkmenistan, by $126M, or 3.02 times that in Uzbekistan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Turkmenistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1994.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | $1.77B |
| 2003 | – | $41.7M |
| 2002 | – | $39.4M |
| 2001 | – | $46.3M |
| 2000 | – | $53.7M |
| 1999 | $188M | $62.4M |
| 1998 | $174M | – |
| 1997 | $205M | $40.8M |
| 1996 | $136M | $35.1M |
| 1995 | $141M | $26.3M |
| 1994 | $158M | $31.4M |
- Highly uncertain
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
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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 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
- Armed forces personnelTurkmenistan: 57,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- 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