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Canada vs Turkmenistan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
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Leads on 56 of 106 metrics
Turkmenistan
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Leads on 41 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (902,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); Turkmenistan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (191,100) against Canada (2.01); Turkmenistan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (160,000) against Canada (2.44). Across 106 compared metrics, Canada wins on 56 and Turkmenistan wins on 41.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.7 %★21.25 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 21% (2017 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★19.14 points
Radios32.3★1.23
Televisions21.5820,000★
Waterways6361,300★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★9.23B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★54.34B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %5 %★
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %19 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★6.6 % of GDP
Electricity Consumption522.2★15.09
Electricity Exports73.35★3.2
Electricity from Fossil Fuels23100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables12★0
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5★4
Electricity Production649.6★21.18
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★261.14 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.340.8★
Gross Fixed Investment23.7★9.3
Gross National Saving20.823.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.9 %4.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★11.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★39.31
Natural Gas Exports83.96★38.14
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★77.45
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.067.5★
Oil Consumption2.21119,000★
Oil Exports1.9397,430★
Oil Imports1.09★0
Oil Production3.48202,400★
Oil Proved Reserves175.2600★
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people0.2 people★
Public Debt61.324.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD2.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45160,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.1253,780★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01191,100★
Remittances00
Revenue from Forest Resources0.08★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.5★35.08
Taxes and Other Revenues12.8314.9★
Unemployment Rate6.5 %4.4 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M-14.42M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85106.22★
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiathe 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 Country370 Cubic meters per year★0.4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.924.77★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %0.7 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43★4.24
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★404,658 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★705.87 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,04516,459★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★6.74 %
Administrative Divisions10★5
Independence127★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.23★18.08
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.7★7.1
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★5.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %5 %★
Mean Age at First Birth29.4★24.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %18.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNANA
Underweight Children Under 5NA3.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000★57,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %64.7 %★
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★73.46 years
Median age of population40.75 years★27.21 years
Population Change437,571 persons★117,455.5 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★16.5 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★7.74M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.06
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %16.43 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA49.7 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %5.99 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★2.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★1.95M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★2.45
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people902,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★171.97
Military Manpower at Military Age1618★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %78.62 %★
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★1.93 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %0.88 %★
Population living in slums1.2 %7.88 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons44,897.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★44.47 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman2.6 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★12,477.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★33.19 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★0.29
Airports1,459★23
Civil Air Travel636NA
Heliports506★25

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