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Australia vs Turkmenistan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 105 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 66 of 105 metrics
Turkmenistan
tkm
Leads on 29 of 105 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (902,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); Turkmenistan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (160,000) against Australia (1.18); Turkmenistan leads on Televisions (820,000) against Australia (10.15). Across 105 compared metrics, Australia wins on 66 and Turkmenistan wins on 29.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.55 %★21.25 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 21% (2017 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★19.14 points
Radios25.5★1.23
Televisions10.15820,000★
Waterways2,000★1,300

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★9.23B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★54.34B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %5 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %19 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★6.6 % of GDP
Electricity Consumption229.4★15.09
Electricity Exports03.2★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★0
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★4
Electricity Production243★21.18
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita261.14 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient34.340.8★
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★9.3
Gross National Saving2123.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.34 %4.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★11.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★39.31
Natural Gas Exports67.96★38.14
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★77.45
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.997.5★
Oil Consumption960,800★119,000
Oil Exports312,600★97,430
Oil Imports731,400★0
Oil Production549,200★202,400
Oil Proved Reserves3.32600★
Population Below Poverty LineNA0.2 people
Public Debt5824.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD2.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18160,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★53,780
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★191,100
Remittances0.1★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★14.9
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★4.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M-14.42M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65106.22★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bythe most densely populated areas are the southern, eastern, and northeastern oases; approximately 50% of the population lives in and around the capital of Ashgabat
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★0.4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★24.77

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %0.7 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★4.24
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★404,658 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★705.87 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★16,459

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★6.74 %
Administrative Divisions6★5
Independence127★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15★18.08
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★7.1
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★5.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★5 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★24.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %18.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NA3.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★57,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %64.7 %★
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★73.46 years
Median age of population38.51 years★27.21 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★117,455.5 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★16.5 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★7.74M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.06
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %16.43 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★49.7 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %5.99 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★2.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★1.95M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★2.45
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people902,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★171.97
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★78.62 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★1.93 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.88 %
Population living in slums0.03 %7.88 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons44,897.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★44.47 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.6 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★12,477.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★33.19 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.29
Airports2,257★23
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraftNA
Heliports392★25

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