14th lowest rainfall151 mm · #14 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg
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Surprising facts about Turkmenistan
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Turkmenistan’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Turkmenistan among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan 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.
Turkmenistan
vs Afghanistan 
vs Iran 
vs Kazakhstan 
vs Uzbekistan