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Germany vs Turkmenistan: Compare Statistics

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

Germany
deu
Leads on 62 of 106 metrics
Turkmenistan
tkm
Leads on 37 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (902,000 people) against Germany (3.57 people); Turkmenistan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (191,100) against Germany (2.16); Turkmenistan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (160,000) against Germany (2.46). Across 106 compared metrics, Germany wins on 62 and Turkmenistan wins on 37.

  • 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🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.39 %★21.25 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 21% (2017 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points★19.14 points
Radios77.8★1.23
Televisions51.4820,000★
Waterways7,300★1,300

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★9.23B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★54.34B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %5 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %19 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★6.6 % of GDP
Electricity Consumption536.5★15.09
Electricity Exports78.86★3.2
Electricity from Fossil Fuels41100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants2★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels5★0
Electricity from Other Renewables52★0
Electricity Imports28.34★0
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5★4
Electricity Production612.8★21.18
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita261.14 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient31.740.8★
Gross Fixed Investment17.8★9.3
Gross National Saving28★23.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.59 %4.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %★11.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★1.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.36★39.31
Natural Gas Exports34.6138.14★
Natural Gas Imports119.5★0
Natural Gas Production7.977.45★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5★7.5
Oil Consumption2.5119,000★
Oil Exports470,200★97,430
Oil Imports2.67★0
Oil Production147,200202,400★
Oil Proved Reserves276600★
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people0.2 people★
Public Debt63.924.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD2.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.46160,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★53,780
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.16191,100★
Remittances0.5★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.03★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0★35.08
Taxes and Other Revenues11.2314.9★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %★4.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★-14.42M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.19106.22★
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliathe 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 Country45.7 Cubic meters per year★0.4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154★24.77

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %★0.7 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14★4.24
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km404,658 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant705.87 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5,06516,459★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★6.74 %
Administrative Divisions16★5
Independence1827★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.82★18.08
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.8★7.1
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★5.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km★4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★5 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.9★24.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %18.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,000NA
Underweight Children Under 50.6★3.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000★57,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %64.7 %★
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years★73.46 years
Median age of population45.59 years★27.21 years
Population Change-741,055 persons117,455.5 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km16.5 per sq. km★
Total population83.60M persons★7.74M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.06
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %16.43 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %★49.7 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %5.99 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★2.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★1.95M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77★2.45
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people902,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88★171.97
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %78.62 %★
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km★1.93 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %0.88 %★
Population living in slums0 %7.88 %★
Total deaths1.07M persons44,897.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %★44.47 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman2.6 per woman★
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons12,477.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births★33.19 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★0.29
Airports840★23
Civil Air Travel239NA
Heliports449★25

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