0
Comparison · latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
NationsTree / Compare / North Macedonia vs Tajikistan

North Macedonia vs Tajikistan

Side-by-side comparison of North Macedonia and Tajikistan from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.

North Macedonia

Europe & Central Asia · nation age 35 years

NationsTree Index46.7102nd of 196
Tree height4.3 m 
vs
23:12
indicators where each ranks higher

Tajikistan

Europe & Central Asia · nation age 35 years

NationsTree Index39.4131st of 196
Tree height4.5 m 
Open in the comparison tool Data as of 26 October 2026

In short

North Macedonia scores 46.7 in the NationsTree Index (102nd in the world) and Tajikistan scores 39.4 (131st), a gap of 7.4 points. Their trees are 4.3 m and 4.5 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Tajikistan has 5.9 times the population of North Macedonia. Tajikistan is 5.5 times larger than North Macedonia by land area. The economy of Tajikistan is 25% larger than that of North Macedonia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: North Macedonia 1.8 million and Tajikistan 10.8 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $28,029 in North Macedonia and $5,923 in Tajikistan (2025, international dollars). People in North Macedonia live on average 4.7 years longer (76.6 vs 71.9 years).

Of 35 indicators reported by both countries, North Macedonia ranks higher in the world on 23 and Tajikistan on 12. North Macedonia is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, infrastructure & digital and science & innovation. Tajikistan is clearly stronger in natural resources and land & people.

Over the last five years Tajikistan improved faster (direction score 85 vs 37 out of 100).

Where they differ most

The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between North Macedonia and Tajikistan.

Over time

How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.

NationsTree IndexNorth MacedoniaTajikistan
2030405060 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2025

Tajikistan overtook North Macedonia in GDP (PPP) in 2022 and has stayed ahead since.

North Macedonia has been ahead of Tajikistan in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1996.

North Macedonia has been ahead of Tajikistan in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.

Tajikistan has been ahead of North Macedonia in population in every year since 1990.

Strength by category

Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i

All indicators

Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.

Indicator North Macedonia Tajikistan
Land & people
Surface area i km² 25,713146th/216 · 2024 141,37996th/216 · 2024
Land area i km² 25,220145th/216 · 2024 138,79094th/216 · 2024
Population i people 1.8 m151st/217 · 2025 10.8 m90th/217 · 2025
Population growth i % -0.19%190th/217 · 2025 1.83%59th/217 · 2025
Population density i people/km² 72.3134th/216 · 2024 76.3131st/216 · 2024
Urban population i % 62.9%116th/217 · 2025 26.2%203rd/217 · 2025
Population aged 0–14 i % 16.5%159th/217 · 2025 35.9%50th/217 · 2025
Population aged 65+ i % 18.5%44th/217 · 2025 4.1%165th/217 · 2025
Economy
GDP i USD $19.10 bn136th/210 · 2025 $17.66 bn139th/210 · 2025
GDP (PPP) i intl. USD $51.04 bn133rd/199 · 2025 $63.89 bn124th/199 · 2025
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) i intl. USD 2021 $45.70 bn132nd/199 · 2025 $54.60 bn123rd/199 · 2025
GDP per person i USD $10,490102nd/210 · 2025 $1,637180th/210 · 2025
GDP per person (PPP) i intl. USD $28,02986th/199 · 2025 $5,923161st/199 · 2025
GNI per person (Atlas) i USD $9,49096th/201 · 2025 $2,080164th/201 · 2025
GDP growth i % 3.5%99th/210 · 2025 8.4%9th/210 · 2025
Inflation i % 4.1%127th/180 · 2025 3.4%100th/180 · 2025
Unemployment i % 12.3%164th/187 · 2025 6.9%126th/187 · 2025
Central government debt i % of GDP — 79.8%2001
General government gross debt i % of GDP 52.6%92nd/189 · 2025 18.6%17th/189 · 2025
Government budget balance i % of GDP -4.0%133rd/192 · 2025 0.5%33rd/192 · 2025
Main industries
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i % of GDP 6.0%100th/197 · 2025 23.1%26th/197 · 2024
Industry incl. construction i % of GDP 24.1%94th/200 · 2025 32.4%43rd/200 · 2024
Manufacturing i % of GDP 14.3%51st/192 · 2025 13.2%58th/192 · 2024
Services i % of GDP 57.0%109th/200 · 2025 36.5%192nd/200 · 2024
Trade
Exports of goods & services i USD $11.39 bn108th/182 · 2025 $1.62 bn152nd/182 · 2024
Imports of goods & services i USD $14.02 bn108th/182 · 2025 $6.91 bn129th/182 · 2024
Exports i % of GDP 59.6%38th/183 · 2025 11.2%171st/183 · 2024
Imports i % of GDP 73.4%28th/183 · 2025 47.9%85th/183 · 2024
Trade openness i % of GDP 133.0%32nd/183 · 2025 59.1%130th/183 · 2024
Fuel exports i % of merchandise exports 2.8%89th/170 · 2025 8.0%59th/170 · 2023
Manufactures exports i % of merchandise exports 80.3%19th/171 · 2025 17.8%109th/171 · 2023
Food exports i % of merchandise exports 11.8%107th/171 · 2025 5.2%139th/171 · 2023
Ores & metals exports i % of merchandise exports 4.4%69th/171 · 2025 52.8%6th/171 · 2023
High-tech exports i % of manufactured exports 6.4%88th/168 · 2024 15.2%47th/168 · 2023
Current account balance i % of GDP -4.4%137th/191 · 2025 17.2%8th/191 · 2025
Foreign direct investment, inflows i % of GDP 3.5%61st/196 · 2025 0.5%158th/196 · 2025
Natural resources
Natural resource rents i % of GDP 0.1%152nd/209 · 2021 9.0%49th/209 · 2021
Oil rents i % of GDP 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 0.29%64th/197 · 2021
Natural gas rents i % of GDP 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 0.17%56th/197 · 2021
Coal rents i % of GDP 0.01%53rd/195 · 2021 0.49%14th/195 · 2021
Mineral rents i % of GDP 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 7.09%16th/209 · 2021
Forest rents i % of GDP 0.13%107th/209 · 2021 1.01%55th/209 · 2021
Arable land i % of land area 16.2%68th/206 · 2024 6.1%128th/206 · 2024
Renewable freshwater per person i m³ 2,94885th/183 · 2022 6,23261st/183 · 2022
Tourism
International tourist arrivals i arrivals 118,000162nd/194 · 2020 1.0 m96th/194 · 2018
Tourism receipts i USD $253.0 m111th/175 · 2020 $102.4 m142nd/175 · 2020
Tourism receipts i % of exports 3.5%96th/168 · 2020 7.3%72nd/168 · 2020
Outbound trips i departures — 31,000102nd/107 · 2018
Society & health
Life expectancy i years 76.689th/217 · 2024 71.9138th/217 · 2024
Under-5 mortality i per 1,000 births 2.817th/196 · 2024 28.1136th/196 · 2024
Physicians i per 1,000 people 2.9461st/174 · 2022 1.8785th/174 · 2023
Hospital beds i per 1,000 people 4.727th/145 · 2021 4.036th/145 · 2023
DPT immunization i % of children 12–23 months 89%110th/193 · 2024 97%29th/193 · 2024
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i % of adults 69.0%85th/153 · 2024 89.1%50th/153 · 2023
Secondary enrolment i % gross 90.1%104th/173 · 2023 86.9%113th/173 · 2024
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i % of population — 39.3%2011
Old-age dependency ratio i % of working-age population 28.5%44th/217 · 2025 6.8%164th/217 · 2025
Health spending i % of GDP 7.4%77th/193 · 2023 7.4%76th/193 · 2023
Adult literacy i % 96.1%2002 99.7%2009
Tertiary enrolment i % gross 55.0%69th/150 · 2023 35.6%102nd/150 · 2024
Human Development Index i index 0–1 0.81568th/193 · 2023 0.691128th/193 · 2023
Income inequality (Gini) i index 33.52019 36.167th/108 · 2024
Extreme poverty i % of population 3.9%2019 6.1%80th/108 · 2024
Infrastructure & digital
Access to electricity i % of population 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 99.9%123rd/215 · 2024
Safely managed drinking water i % of population 80.8%74th/150 · 2024 65.1%95th/150 · 2024
Safely managed sanitation i % of population 12.1%138th/144 · 2024 —
Internet users i % of population 93.1%40th/186 · 2025 55.8%144th/186 · 2024
Mobile subscriptions i per 100 people 108123rd/210 · 2024 76170th/210 · 2023
Fixed broadband i per 100 people 29.958th/208 · 2024 1.0169th/208 · 2023
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) i score 1–5 3.0054th/164 · 2022 2.5085th/164 · 2022
Rail lines i route-km 68372nd/82 · 2021 62076th/82 · 2021
Air passengers carried i passengers 86,8682009 690,677110th/161 · 2023
Environment & energy
CO₂ emissions per person i t CO₂e 4.00133rd/203 · 2024 0.9261st/203 · 2024
Renewable energy i % of final energy use 19.5%109th/212 · 2021 34.9%69th/212 · 2021
Air pollution (PM2.5) i µg/m³ 21.8127th/200 · 2023 33.3164th/200 · 2023
Forest area i % of land area 40.8%77th/214 · 2024 3.1%185th/214 · 2024
Energy use per person i kg oil eq. 1,38880th/149 · 2024 420127th/149 · 2024
Institutions & safety
Government effectiveness i score 0–100 56.489th/205 · 2025 38.3156th/205 · 2025
Control of corruption i score 0–100 42.0115th/207 · 2025 22.8184th/207 · 2025
Rule of law i score 0–100 56.3108th/207 · 2025 38.5182nd/207 · 2025
Political stability i score 0–100 72.286th/207 · 2025 60.4135th/207 · 2025
Regulatory quality i score 0–100 63.357th/205 · 2025 41.7165th/205 · 2025
Voice & accountability i score 0–100 61.392nd/205 · 2025 25.6196th/205 · 2025
Homicide rate i per 100,000 1.558th/145 · 2023 0.936th/145 · 2020
Military
Military expenditure i USD $374.8 m112th/156 · 2025 $246.9 m119th/156 · 2025
Military expenditure i % of GDP 2.0%66th/156 · 2025 1.5%89th/156 · 2025
Military expenditure i % of government spending 5.1%78th/154 · 2025 4.7%86th/154 · 2025
Armed forces personnel i people 16,000113th/170 · 2020 17,000112th/170 · 2020
Armed forces personnel i % of labour force 2.00%28th/168 · 2020 0.75%91st/168 · 2020
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) i TIV 9.0 m111th/163 · 2025 75.0 m55th/163 · 2025
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) i TIV 59.0 m31st/65 · 2023 —
Science & innovation
R&D spending i % of GDP 0.37%69th/110 · 2024 0.09%101st/110 · 2020
Patent applications by residents i applications 2589th/137 · 2024 12019
Scientific articles i articles 49999th/197 · 2023 158132nd/197 · 2023

Questions and answers

Which has more people, North Macedonia or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan has the larger population: 10.8 m (2025) compared with 1.8 m for North Macedonia (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.

Which is bigger by area, North Macedonia or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan is larger: 141,379 km² (2024) compared with 25,713 km² for North Macedonia (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.

Which economy is larger, North Macedonia or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $63.89 bn intl. (2025) compared with $51.04 bn intl. for North Macedonia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.

Which is richer per person, North Macedonia or Tajikistan?

North Macedonia has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $28,029 intl. (2025) compared with $5,923 intl. for Tajikistan (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.

Where do people live longer, in North Macedonia or Tajikistan?

North Macedonia has the higher life expectancy at birth: 76.6 years (2024) compared with 71.9 years for Tajikistan (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.

Which spends more on the military, North Macedonia or Tajikistan?

North Macedonia spends more on the military: $374.8 m (2025) compared with $246.9 m for Tajikistan (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.

Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, North Macedonia or Tajikistan?

North Macedonia: 46.7 points (102nd in the world); Tajikistan: 39.4 points (131st). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.

More comparisons

North Macedonia compared with

Tajikistan compared with

Sources

World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). North Macedonia vs Tajikistan — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/north-macedonia-vs-tajikistan. Data as of 26 October 2026.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). North Macedonia vs Tajikistan — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/north-macedonia-vs-tajikistan. Data as of 26 October 2026.
Comparison0 / 5
Compare