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?
The median country fits inside Turkmenistan 4.4 times.
Turkmenistan: 491,209 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Turkmenistan: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Turkmenistan’s highest peak towers 804 m above the median country’s.
Turkmenistan: 3,139 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Turkmenistan has 3% more people than the median country.
Turkmenistan: 7.62 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 6.1 times as densely populated as Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 16 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Turkmenistan and the median country are practically level.
Turkmenistan: 174.4 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Turkmenistan are 2.3 cm taller than in the median country.
Turkmenistan: 162.8 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 4.9 years older than in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 26.2 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Turkmenistan have 0.8 more children on average than in the median country.
Turkmenistan: 2.66 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 4.8% in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 4.8% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Turkmenistan and the median country are practically level.
Turkmenistan: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Turkmenistan has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Turkmenistan: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Turkmenistan’s economy is 10% larger than the median country’s.
Turkmenistan: $49.8 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Turkmenistan produces 7% more per person than the median country.
Turkmenistan: Int$22,602 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Turkmenistan: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 4.3% in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 4.3% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Turkmenistan: no data · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Turkmenistan’s.
Turkmenistan: 29% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Turkmenistan spends 24% more on health per person than the median country.
Turkmenistan: $581 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 4.4 years longer than in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 70.2 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 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 the median country.
Turkmenistan: 30.4 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Turkmenistan has 15% more doctors per person than the median country.
Turkmenistan: 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 Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 21.2% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 5.4% in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 5.4% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 0.36 points higher than in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 5.47 (2021) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 1.5 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 10% more meat per person than Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 51.2 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 124 kcal more food per person per day than Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 2,814 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Turkmenistan put in 204 more hours a year than in the median country.
Turkmenistan: 2,179 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Turkmenistan went to school 1.3 years longer than in the median country.
Turkmenistan: 11.2 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Turkmenistan: 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 18% in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 18% (2016) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Turkmenistan and the median country are practically level.
Turkmenistan: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 47% in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 47% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Turkmenistan 88.
Turkmenistan: 88 (2021) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Turkmenistan’s railway network is 3.6 times as long as the median country’s.
Turkmenistan: 7,680 km (2018) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 69% more passengers per resident than those from Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 0.14 (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 8.8% of Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 8.8% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Turkmenistan emits 3.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country.
Turkmenistan: 10.8 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.0% in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 0% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Turkmenistan carries 75% more fine dust than in the median country.
Turkmenistan: 29.1 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 1 per 100k (2015) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 54% deadlier than in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 8 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 5.5 °C warmer than Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 17.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 6.7 times as much rain as Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: 151 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Turkmenistan bigger than the median country?
Turkmenistan is larger. The median country fits inside Turkmenistan 4.4 times.
Which has more people, Turkmenistan or the median country?
Turkmenistan has 3% more people than the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Turkmenistan or the median country?
People in the median country live 4.4 years longer than in Turkmenistan. Life expectancy at birth is 70.2 years in Turkmenistan and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Turkmenistan or the median country?
Turkmenistan and the median country are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
