World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tajikistan is 27% bigger than the median country.
Tajikistan: 141,379 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Tajikistan: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tajikistan’s highest peak towers 5,160 m above the median country’s.
Tajikistan: 7,495 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tajikistan has 46% more people than the median country.
Tajikistan: 10.8 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 27% more densely populated than Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 78 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 5.1 cm taller than in Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 168.4 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 2.4 cm taller than in Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 158.1 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 9.2 years older than in Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 21.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tajikistan have 1.1 more children on average than in the median country.
Tajikistan: 3.04 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 4.1% in Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 4.1% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Tajikistan and the median country are practically level.
Tajikistan: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tajikistan has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Tajikistan: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Tajikistan’s.
Tajikistan: $17.7 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 3.6 times as much per person as Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: Int$5,923 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tajikistan than in the median country (Gini 1.7 points higher).
Tajikistan: 36.1 (2024) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Tajikistan, versus 5.1% in the median country.
Tajikistan: 6.9% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tajikistan and the median country are practically level.
Tajikistan: 1.8% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Tajikistan’s.
Tajikistan: 28% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 5.5 times as much on health per person as Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: $85 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 2.7 years longer than in Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 71.9 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tajikistan is 86% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country.
Tajikistan: 23.5 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Tajikistan has 12% more doctors per person than the median country.
Tajikistan: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 21% in Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 21% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Tajikistan: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 0.24 points higher than in Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 5.59 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 6.4 times as much alcohol as in Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 0.7 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 71% more meat per person than Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 32.9 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 226 kcal more food per person per day than Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 2,712 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tajikistan put in 160 more hours a year than in the median country.
Tajikistan: 2,134 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tajikistan went to school 1.3 years longer than in the median country.
Tajikistan: 11.3 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Tajikistan: no data · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 56% in Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 56% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
The median country and Tajikistan are practically level.
Tajikistan: 99.9% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 26% in Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 26% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tajikistan 76.
Tajikistan: 76 (2023) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 3.5 times as long as Tajikistan’s.
Tajikistan: 620 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 3.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 0.06 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 3.1% of Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 3.1% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 1 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
94% of Tajikistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Tajikistan: 94.4% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tajikistan carries 2 times as much fine dust as in the median country.
Tajikistan: 32.6 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 0.9 per 100k (2020) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tajikistan are 13% deadlier than in the median country.
Tajikistan: 13.9 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 22.0 °C warmer than Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 1°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 49% more rain than Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: 679 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Tajikistan bigger than the median country?
Tajikistan is larger. Tajikistan is 27% bigger than the median country.
Which has more people, Tajikistan or the median country?
Tajikistan has 46% more people than the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Tajikistan or the median country?
People in the median country live 2.7 years longer than in Tajikistan. Life expectancy at birth is 71.9 years in Tajikistan and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Tajikistan or the median country?
Men in the median country are 5.1 cm taller than in Tajikistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
