Georgia vs Turkmenistan

Georgia and Turkmenistan compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Turkmenistan has about 1.9 times as many people as Georgia: 7.6 million against 3.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Georgia ($9,692) is 48% higher than in Turkmenistan ($6,540) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Georgia (7.5%) than in Turkmenistan (6.3%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Georgia (12.1%) than in Turkmenistan (4.3%), a difference of 7.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Georgia can expect to live 4.5 years longer than one born in Turkmenistan: 74.7 years against 70.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Georgia is older: half of its people are over 36.8 years, against 26.2 years in Turkmenistan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Georgia (83.8% in 2024) than in Turkmenistan (18% in 2016), a difference of 65.8 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Turkmenistan (10.9 tonnes) are about 3.1 times as high as in Georgia (3.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Georgia (44.6%) than in Turkmenistan (5%), a difference of 39.6 percentage points in 2024.