Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Tajikistan has about 1.5 times as many people as Kyrgyzstan: 10.8 million against 7.3 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Kyrgyzstan ($3,081) is 88% higher than in Tajikistan ($1,637) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Kyrgyzstan (11.1%) than in Tajikistan (8.4%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Kyrgyzstan (8.2%) than in Tajikistan (3.4%), a difference of 4.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Tajikistan (6.9%) than in Kyrgyzstan (3.5%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Kyrgyzstan can expect to live 0.5 years longer than one born in Tajikistan: 72.4 years against 71.9 years in 2024.
• The population of Kyrgyzstan is older: half of its people are over 25.1 years, against 21.9 years in Tajikistan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Kyrgyzstan (92%) than in Tajikistan (55.8%), a difference of 36.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Kyrgyzstan (1.5 tonnes) are 63% higher than in Tajikistan (0.92 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Kyrgyzstan (6.5%) than in Tajikistan (3.1%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2024.