Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan: National power
National power in 2022: 0.13% of world capability in Turkmenistan and 0.29% of world capability in Uzbekistan, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Uzbekistan, by 0.17 percentage points, or 2.34 times that in Turkmenistan.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Uzbekistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2022, Turkmenistan ranked 83 and Uzbekistan ranked 48 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.13 | 0.29 |
| 2021 | 0.12 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 0.11 | 0.29 |
| 2019 | 0.11 | 0.28 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.28 |
| 2017 | 0.11 | 0.28 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.24 |
| 2015 | 0.09 | 0.24 |
| 2014 | 0.08 | 0.24 |
| 2013 | 0.08 | 0.24 |
| 2012 | 0.08 | 0.27 |
| 2011 | 0.09 | 0.24 |
| 2010 | 0.07 | 0.23 |
| 2009 | 0.08 | 0.27 |
| 2008 | 0.07 | 0.28 |
| 2007 | 0.07 | 0.23 |
| 2006 | 0.07 | 0.23 |
| 2005 | 0.07 | 0.23 |
| 2004 | 0.08 | 0.28 |
| 2003 | 0.08 | 0.28 |
| 2002 | 0.06 | 0.29 |
| 2001 | 0.07 | 0.29 |
| 2000 | 0.07 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | 0.06 | 0.27 |
| 1998 | 0.06 | 0.26 |
| 1997 | 0.06 | 0.27 |
| 1996 | 0.06 | 0.25 |
| 1995 | 0.07 | 0.24 |
| 1994 | 0.06 | 0.25 |
| 1993 | 0.07 | 0.32 |
| 1992 | 0.07 | 0.32 |
| 1991 | 0.04 | 0.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
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
- Armed forces personnelTurkmenistan: 57,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- 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