4th lowest average temperature1°C · #4 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg
6th highest highest point7,495 m · #6 of 213 · 2026 edition
15th lowest urban population26% · #15 of 210 · 2025
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Surprising facts about Tajikistan
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Tajikistan’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Tajikistan among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Tajikistan sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Tajikistan across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Tajikistan
vs Afghanistan 
vs China 
vs Kyrgyzstan 
vs Uzbekistan