Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Turkmenistan is 9% bigger than Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: 491,209 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Turkmenistan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 1,504 m above Turkmenistan’s
Turkmenistan: 3,139 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Turkmenistan, versus 59% of Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: 84.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 4.9 times as many people as Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 7.62 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 5.2 times as densely populated as Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 16 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Turkmenistan are 3.4 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: 174.4 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Turkmenistan are 2.5 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: 162.8 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Uzbekistan is 0.68 years older than in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 26.2 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 0.8 more children on average than in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 2.66 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.1% of people in Uzbekistan are 65 or older, versus 4.8% in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 4.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Turkmenistan hosts 8.8 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: 0.0012 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are practically level
Turkmenistan: 0 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are practically level
Turkmenistan: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Uzbekistan’s economy is 3 times the size of Turkmenistan’s
Turkmenistan: $49.8 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Turkmenistan produces 66% more per person than Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: Int$22,602 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Turkmenistan: no data · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Turkmenistan: no data · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are practically level
Turkmenistan: 4.3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Turkmenistan: no data · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Turkmenistan: no data · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are nearly identical here
Turkmenistan: 29% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Turkmenistan spends 3 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: $581 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uzbekistan live 2.3 years longer than in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 70.2 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Turkmenistan is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: 30.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 45% more doctors per person than Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 36% more hospital beds per person than Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Turkmenistan is 42% higher than in Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: 11.1 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 21% in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 21.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 5.4% in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 5.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 0.81 points higher than in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 5.47 (2021) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uzbekistan drink 38% more alcohol than in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 1.5 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Turkmenistan has 8% more meat per person than Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: 51.2 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 483 kcal more food per person per day than Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 2,814 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Turkmenistan put in 80 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: 2,179 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 0.7 years longer than in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 11.2 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Turkmenistan: no data · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uzbekistan has 3 more World Heritage sites than Turkmenistan (8 against 5)
Turkmenistan: 5 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, Turkmenistan 1
Turkmenistan: 1 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 18% in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 18% (2016) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uzbekistan is 2.6 times as fast as in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 84 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are practically level
Turkmenistan: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 47% in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 47% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uzbekistan has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Turkmenistan 88
Turkmenistan: 88 (2021) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Turkmenistan’s railway network is 62% longer than Uzbekistan’s
Turkmenistan: 7,680 km (2018) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Turkmenistan fly 8% more passengers per resident than those from Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: 0.14 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 8.8% of Uzbekistan, but only 5.0% of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Turkmenistan emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: 10.8 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Uzbekistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.0% in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 0% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 3% more fine dust than in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 29.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 38% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 1 per 100k (2015) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 38% deadlier than in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 9.4 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Turkmenistan is on average 3.1 °C warmer than Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: 17.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uzbekistan gets 46% more rain than Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 151 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Turkmenistan bigger than Uzbekistan?
Turkmenistan is larger. Turkmenistan is 9% bigger than Uzbekistan.
Which has more people, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 4.9 times as many people as Turkmenistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan?
People in Uzbekistan live 2.3 years longer than in Turkmenistan. Life expectancy at birth is 70.2 years in Turkmenistan and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan?
Men in Turkmenistan are 3.4 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
