Country profile · Europe & Central Asia · UMC
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
Upper middle income. Capital Ashgabat. Mid-pack GDP/cap (UMC · LONG) across 37 World Bank / WHO / ILO measures.
- 7.5 million
- Population
- $44.2 billion
- GDP
- $5,904
- GDP / capita
- 70.2 years
- Life expectancy
Mid-pack GDP/cap · LONG
Turkmenistan ranks 100th of 217 by total GDP and 153rd for life expectancy - a upper middle income economy in Europe & Central Asia.
- #100
- World GDP rank (of 217)
- $5,904
- GDP per capita
- #153
- Life-expectancy rank
- #104
- Population rank
Turkmenistan sits in the middle third of GDP/cap (#131 of 214) as a UMC economy with LONG longevity.
Turkmenistan vs all countries by total GDP
Where this economy's World Bank total GDP sits among every country with a positive observation (inventory signal, not a virtue ranking)
$44,249,447,717 100th of 214 higher than 114 of 214 countries
Countries banded by World Bank total GDP (current US$)
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Source World Bank, GDP (current US$) · 2026-08-14
Turkmenistan on the global income map
Turkmenistan (TKM) mid GDP/cap pack - GDP per capita × life expectancy vs largest peers; gold rings = OECD.
- Turkmenistan: GDP per capita $5,904 (2024), life expectancy 70.2 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- India: GDP per capita $2,695 (2024), life expectancy 72.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- China: GDP per capita $13,303 (2024), life expectancy 78.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- United States: GDP per capita $84,534 (2024), life expectancy 78.9 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Indonesia: GDP per capita $4,925 (2024), life expectancy 71.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Pakistan: GDP per capita $1,479 (2024), life expectancy 67.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Nigeria: GDP per capita $1,084 (2024), life expectancy 54.6 years (2024), low income.
- Brazil: GDP per capita $10,311 (2024), life expectancy 76.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Bangladesh: GDP per capita $2,593 (2024), life expectancy 74.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Russian Federation: GDP per capita $14,889 (2024), life expectancy 73.4 years (2024), high income.
- Ethiopia: GDP per capita $1,134 (2024), life expectancy 67.6 years (2024), low income.
- Mexico: GDP per capita $14,186 (2024), life expectancy 75.3 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Japan: GDP per capita $32,487 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Egypt, Arab Rep.: GDP per capita $3,338 (2024), life expectancy 71.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Philippines: GDP per capita $3,985 (2024), life expectancy 69.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Congo, Dem. Rep.: GDP per capita $693 (2024), life expectancy 62.1 years (2024), low income.
- Viet Nam: GDP per capita $4,717 (2024), life expectancy 74.7 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Iran, Islamic Rep.: GDP per capita $5,190 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Turkiye: GDP per capita $15,893 (2024), life expectancy 77.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Germany: GDP per capita $56,104 (2024), life expectancy 80.8 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Thailand: GDP per capita $7,387 (2024), life expectancy 76.6 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- United Kingdom: GDP per capita $53,246 (2024), life expectancy 81.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Tanzania: GDP per capita $1,193 (2024), life expectancy 67.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- France: GDP per capita $46,103 (2024), life expectancy 83.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- South Africa: GDP per capita $6,267 (2024), life expectancy 66.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Italy: GDP per capita $40,385 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Kenya: GDP per capita $2,133 (2024), life expectancy 63.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Myanmar: GDP per capita $1,359 (2024), life expectancy 67.1 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Colombia: GDP per capita $7,951 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income, OECD member.
- Korea, Rep.: GDP per capita $36,239 (2024), life expectancy 83.6 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Sudan: GDP per capita $985 (2024), life expectancy 66.5 years (2024), low income.
Overview
Turkmenistan has a population of 7.5 million, making it the 104th-most populous country out of 217 tracked in Europe & Central Asia.
Its economy totals $44.2 billion - ranked 100th globally by total GDP. GDP per capita stands at $5,904, placing it in the Upper middle income category.
Life expectancy at birth is 70.2 years (ranked 153rd globally), reflecting overall health outcomes as measured by the World Bank.
The capital is Ashgabat.
👥 Demographics
💰 Economy
🏥 Health
📚 Education
🌍 Environment
🏗️ Infrastructure
⚖️ Social
🌐 Livability Score
One composite verdict from 5 of 5 World Bank series (life expectancy, under-5 mortality, electricity access, clean-water access, homicide rate), each benchmarked against every country tracking that series. A missing series never silently drags the score down: its weight redistributes across the series Turkmenistan does report.
- Life expectancy: 7.8 of 56
- Under-5 mortality: 4.8 of 56
- Access to electricity: 18.0 of 56
- Access to clean water: 14.2 of 56
- Safety (homicide rate): 11.5 of 56
All indicators for Turkmenistan
37 latest observations from World Bank WDI, WHO GHO, and ILO ILOSTAT (vintage through 2026-08-14). Values match the topic cards above; this table is the machine-readable export view analysts expect on a country profile.
🫀 Disease Burden
Tuberculosis deaths at 10.0 per 100,000 sit well above the fleet midpoint (4.1) on Turkmenistan; the cause list below is truncated to the steepest rates instead of repeating the full WHO menu. Summary metrics use 2021 data; cause-specific cards show their own observation year.
Non-communicable Diseases
Injuries & External Causes
Sources: WHO Global Health Observatory. NCD mortality rate: 2021. Rates are age-standardized per 100,000 population. Premature NCD risk covers cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease.
Compare Turkmenistan with near GDP/cap peers
Side-by-side pages for the closest ABS GDP/cap neighbours - not a full-roster dropdown.
Read with Turkmenistan
Nearest GDP/cap peers and LE poles for Turkmenistan (UMC · LONG), replacing the old fixed guide and region clone strip.
UMC LONG
Algeria · UMC
Algeria GDP/cap $5,753 is lower by $151 than Turkmenistan; LE stamp LONG vs LONG.
Iraq · UMC
Iraq GDP/cap $6,074 is higher by $169 than Turkmenistan; LE stamp LONG vs LONG.
Guatemala · UMC
Guatemala GDP/cap $6,151 is higher by $247 than Turkmenistan; LE stamp LONG vs LONG.
Tonga · UMC
Tonga GDP/cap $6,215 is higher by $311 than Turkmenistan; LE stamp LONG vs LONG.
South Africa (MID LE pole)
South Africa sits near Turkmenistan on GDP/cap yet stamps MID while this page stamps LONG.
GDP/cap leaderboard (#131)
Turkmenistan ranks #131 of 214 on NY.GDP.PCAP.CD under the UMC Atlas band.
What the data says about Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is classified as an upper-middle-income economy, a tier where statistical capacity, and therefore data completeness, varies more widely than in high-income countries, so a missing or older data point on this profile usually reflects reporting lag rather than an absence of the underlying activity. Output and income figures are reported at market exchange rates in current dollars, which means currency depreciation or appreciation can shift the headline numbers for a small economy like this one even when the real economy is barely moving. Because these economies are also the ones most likely to shift income tier within a decade, the trend over several years usually tells a more useful story than any single year's value.
Turkmenistan sits in the middle third of GDP/cap (#131 of 214) as a UMC economy with LONG longevity.
Turkmenistan holds 7.5 million people and $44.2 billion GDP (100th) at $5,904 per person - mid GDP/cap band, UMC, LE 70.2 years (153rd, LONG). 37 WDI/WHO/ILO cells fill the topic blocks.
Nearest ABS GDP/cap peer: Algeria at $5,753 (Δ $151). Open that profile or the GDP/cap leaderboard before treating any single year as destiny.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the data for Turkmenistan come from?
Data for Turkmenistan is sourced from the World Bank Open Data catalog, WHO Global Health Observatory, and ILO ILOSTAT (for average wages and working hours). These are official, publicly available datasets.
How current is the data for Turkmenistan?
Years are per-indicator on Turkmenistan - typically 2020-2024, with GHO cause cards older than the WDI GDP vintage. Methodology names the cadence per source.
Can I compare Turkmenistan with other countries?
Start with the nearest GDP/cap peer (Algeria, Δ $151), then the GDP/cap leaderboard. Incomplete compare URLs 404 rather than dumping you on a hub.
What does GDP per capita tell us about Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan's total output divided by its population, in current US dollars - an approximate read on average economic productivity per person. See our methodology page for the PPP-adjustment caveats.
How does Turkmenistan's life expectancy compare to the global average?
70.2 years, ranking 153rd of 217 countries tracked - against a global average near 73 years.
Does PlainCountries cover visa or travel information for Turkmenistan?
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Data sources
Turkmenistan's figures are rendered directly from World Bank, WHO, and ILO data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-14. Primary sources: World Bank Open Data, WHO Global Health Observatory and ILO ILOSTAT.