How much coast is there?

Afghanistan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Turkmenistan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Afghanistan’s highest peak towers 4,353 m above Turkmenistan’s.

Afghanistan: 7,492 m (2026 edition) · Turkmenistan: 3,139 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Afghanistan has 5.8 times as many people as Turkmenistan.

Afghanistan: 43.8 million (2025) · Turkmenistan: 7.62 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Afghanistan is 4.1 times as densely populated as Turkmenistan.

Afghanistan: 67 per km² (2025) · Turkmenistan: 16 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Turkmenistan is 9.3 years older than in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 16.9 years (2023) · Turkmenistan: 26.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Afghanistan have 2.1 more children on average than in Turkmenistan.

Afghanistan: 4.76 children per woman (2024) · Turkmenistan: 2.66 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

4.8% of people in Turkmenistan are 65 or older, versus 2.4% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 2.4% (2025) · Turkmenistan: 4.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan are practically level.

Afghanistan: 0 (2025) · Turkmenistan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Afghanistan has 3 official languages, Turkmenistan 2.

Afghanistan: 3 (2026) · Turkmenistan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Turkmenistan’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Afghanistan’s.

Afghanistan: $17.8 billion (2024) · Turkmenistan: $49.8 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Turkmenistan produces 10 times as much per person as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Int$2,236 (2024) · Turkmenistan: Int$22,602 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 13% in Afghanistan, versus 4.3% in Turkmenistan.

Afghanistan: 13.4% (2025) · Turkmenistan: 4.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Afghanistan: 1.8% (2021) · Turkmenistan: no data

How expensive is it?

Turkmenistan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Afghanistan’s.

Afghanistan: 19% (2024) · Turkmenistan: 29% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Turkmenistan spends 9.8 times as much on health per person as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: $59 (2023) · Turkmenistan: $581 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Afghanistan is 59% more likely to die before turning one than in Turkmenistan.

Afghanistan: 48.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Turkmenistan: 30.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Turkmenistan has 6.1 times as many doctors per person as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Turkmenistan: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Turkmenistan are obese, versus 19% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 18.8% (2024) · Turkmenistan: 21.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Afghanistan smoke, versus 5.4% in Turkmenistan.

Afghanistan: 22.1% (2024) · Turkmenistan: 5.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Turkmenistan rate their lives 4.03 points higher than in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 1.45 (2025) · Turkmenistan: 5.47 (2021)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Turkmenistan drink 50 times as much alcohol as in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 0.03 litres (2023) · Turkmenistan: 1.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Turkmenistan has 8 times as much meat per person as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 6.4 kg (2023) · Turkmenistan: 51.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Turkmenistan has 500 kcal more food per person per day than Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 2,315 kcal (2023) · Turkmenistan: 2,814 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Afghanistan: no data · Turkmenistan: 2,179 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Turkmenistan went to school 8.7 years longer than in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 2.5 years (2023) · Turkmenistan: 11.2 years (2023)

How many people are online?

18% of people in Turkmenistan are online, versus 16% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 16% (2024) · Turkmenistan: 18% (2016)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Turkmenistan have electricity, versus 88% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 87.8% (2024) · Turkmenistan: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

47% of people in Turkmenistan live in cities, versus 26% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 26% (2025) · Turkmenistan: 47% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Turkmenistan has 88 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Afghanistan 60.

Afghanistan: 60 (2024) · Turkmenistan: 88 (2021)

How much railway is there?

Afghanistan: no data · Turkmenistan: 7,680 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Turkmenistan fly 6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 0.02 (2023) · Turkmenistan: 0.14 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 8.8% of Turkmenistan, but only 1.9% of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 1.9% (2023) · Turkmenistan: 8.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Turkmenistan emits 43 times as much CO₂ as someone in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 0.3 t (2024) · Turkmenistan: 10.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

87% of Afghanistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.0% in Turkmenistan.

Afghanistan: 86.9% (2024) · Turkmenistan: 0% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Afghanistan carries 37% more fine dust than in Turkmenistan.

Afghanistan: 40 µg/m³ (2024) · Turkmenistan: 29.1 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 4 times as likely to be murdered in Afghanistan as in Turkmenistan.

Afghanistan: 4 per 100k (2021) · Turkmenistan: 1 per 100k (2015)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Afghanistan are 3 times as deadly as in Turkmenistan.

Afghanistan: 24.1 per 100k (2021) · Turkmenistan: 8 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Turkmenistan is on average 4.0 °C warmer than Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 13.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Turkmenistan: 17.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Afghanistan gets 2.1 times as much rain as Turkmenistan.

Afghanistan: 324 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Turkmenistan: 151 mm (2016–2025 avg)