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Slovenia vs Turkmenistan
Side-by-side comparison of Slovenia and Turkmenistan from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Slovenia
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 35 years
Turkmenistan
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 35 years
In short
Slovenia scores 75.9 in the NationsTree Index (18th in the world) and Turkmenistan scores 41.3 (124th), a gap of 34.5 points. Their trees are 7.4 m and 7.4 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Turkmenistan has 3.6 times the population of Slovenia. Turkmenistan is 24 times larger than Slovenia by land area. The economy of Turkmenistan is 36% larger than that of Slovenia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Slovenia 2.1 million and Turkmenistan 7.6 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $59,245 in Slovenia and $22,602 in Turkmenistan (2025, international dollars). People in Slovenia live on average 12.1 years longer (82.3 vs 70.2 years).
Of 30 indicators reported by both countries, Slovenia ranks higher in the world on 25 and Turkmenistan on 5. Slovenia is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, science & innovation and trade. Turkmenistan is clearly stronger in military and land & people.
Over the last five years Slovenia improved faster (direction score 70 vs 58 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Slovenia and Turkmenistan.
Sloveniabetter
77.8
32nd of 205
Turkmenistan
20.8
201st of 205
Under-5 mortalitySociety & health
Sloveniabetter
2.3
4th of 196
Turkmenistan
39.0
155th of 196
Regulatory qualityInstitutions & safety
Sloveniabetter
66.9
47th of 205
Turkmenistan
23.1
201st of 205
R&D spendingScience & innovation
Sloveniabetter
2.13%
18th of 110
Turkmenistan
0.09%
100th of 110
GDP growthEconomy
Slovenia
1.1%
172nd of 210
Turkmenistanbetter
6.3%
31st of 210
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Turkmenistan overtook Slovenia in GDP (PPP) in 2012 and has stayed ahead since.
Slovenia has been ahead of Turkmenistan in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1996.
Slovenia has been ahead of Turkmenistan in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Turkmenistan has been ahead of Slovenia 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
SloveniaTurkmenistan 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 | Slovenia | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 20,480151st/216 · 2024 | 491,20954th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 20,135151st/216 · 2024 | 469,93053rd/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 2.1 m148th/217 · 2025 | 7.6 m103rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.17%164th/217 · 2025 | 1.65%64th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 105.7102nd/216 · 2024 | 15.9198th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 56.0%139th/217 · 2025 | 47.1%156th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 14.5%187th/217 · 2025 | 31.2%66th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 22.2%19th/217 · 2025 | 4.8%153rd/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $79.65 bn86th/210 · 2025 | $49.83 bn97th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $126.25 bn94th/199 · 2025 | $172.20 bn86th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $104.61 bn95th/199 · 2025 | $147.15 bn85th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $37,37646th/210 · 2025 | $6,540127th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $59,24540th/199 · 2025 | $22,60299th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $35,52042nd/201 · 2025 | $6,340115th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 1.1%172nd/210 · 2025 | 6.3%31st/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 2.4%74th/180 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment % | 3.2%46th/187 · 2025 | 4.3%72nd/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 16.2%1994 | — |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 65.1%127th/189 · 2025 | 3.1%5th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -2.5%92nd/192 · 2025 | 0.1%36th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 1.6%154th/197 · 2025 | 12.4%60th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 28.3%62nd/200 · 2025 | 36.0%26th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 18.6%29th/192 · 2025 | 20.5%2004 |
| Services % of GDP | 58.6%96th/200 · 2025 | 48.9%150th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $62.63 bn60th/182 · 2025 | $7.21 bn119th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $58.36 bn64th/182 · 2025 | $6.82 bn130th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 78.6%18th/183 · 2025 | 14.5%164th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 73.3%29th/183 · 2025 | 13.7%180th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 151.9%21st/183 · 2025 | 28.2%177th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 3.6%83rd/170 · 2025 | 81.0%2000 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 88.9%7th/171 · 2025 | 6.9%2000 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 3.7%145th/171 · 2025 | 0.3%2000 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 2.7%91st/171 · 2025 | 0.4%2000 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 8.3%78th/168 · 2024 | — |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 4.1%43rd/191 · 2025 | 1.7%59th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 2.3%93rd/196 · 2025 | 1.4%123rd/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.2%151st/209 · 2021 | 13.5%36th/209 · 2019 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%119th/197 · 2021 | 5.85%25th/197 · 2019 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%93rd/197 · 2021 | 7.65%9th/197 · 2019 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.03%41st/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2019 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2019 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.16%101st/209 · 2021 | 0.00%176th/209 · 2019 |
| Arable land % of land area | 8.8%112th/206 · 2024 | 3.5%151st/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 8,84051st/183 · 2022 | 194166th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 1.2 m89th/194 · 2020 | 380,0001998 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $1.42 bn61st/175 · 2020 | $46.0 m1997 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 3.4%101st/168 · 2020 | — |
| Outbound trips departures | 1.9 m50th/107 · 2020 | 38,0002007 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 82.332nd/217 · 2024 | 70.2153rd/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 2.34th/196 · 2024 | 39.0155th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 3.3750th/174 · 2022 | 1.9382nd/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 4.134th/145 · 2022 | 3.646th/145 · 2021 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 90%104th/193 · 2024 | 98%20th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 99.3%7th/153 · 2023 | 99.6%5th/153 · 2022 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 107.6%32nd/173 · 2023 | 94.6%83rd/173 · 2024 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 35.1%20th/217 · 2025 | 7.5%151st/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 9.9%30th/193 · 2024 | 5.5%119th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 99.5%1991 | 99.9%5th/98 · 2022 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 80.1%27th/150 · 2023 | 20.4%123rd/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.93121st/193 · 2023 | 0.76495th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 24.73rd/108 · 2023 | 40.81998 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.0%1st/108 · 2023 | 35.1%1998 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 99.6%23rd/150 · 2024 | 94.9%52nd/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 84.5%44th/144 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users % of population | 90.8%54th/186 · 2024 | 18.0%2016 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 13156th/210 · 2024 | 88161st/210 · 2021 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 34.246th/208 · 2024 | 5.2139th/208 · 2022 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 3.6029th/164 · 2022 | 2.23129th/164 · 2018 |
| Rail lines route-km | 1,20963rd/82 · 2021 | 7,68023rd/82 · 2018 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 1,866158th/161 · 2022 | 1.1 m96th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 6.27164th/203 · 2024 | 10.86186th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 23.4%98th/212 · 2021 | 0.1%202nd/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 12.663rd/200 · 2023 | 31.2156th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 61.8%27th/214 · 2024 | 5.0%180th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 2,99935th/149 · 2024 | 4,68218th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 74.936th/205 · 2025 | 28.7184th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 60.756th/207 · 2025 | 21.7189th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 73.842nd/207 · 2025 | 35.3190th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 81.051st/207 · 2025 | 69.796th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 66.947th/205 · 2025 | 23.1201st/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 77.832nd/205 · 2025 | 20.8201st/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 0.614th/145 · 2023 | 1.02015 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $1.22 bn81st/156 · 2025 | $111.9 m1999 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.5%86th/156 · 2025 | 3.1%1999 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 3.2%124th/154 · 2025 | 15.0%1999 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 7,000142nd/170 · 2020 | 57,00066th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.68%96th/168 · 2020 | 2.87%17th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 19.0 m91st/163 · 2024 | 382.0 m30th/163 · 2021 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 3.0 m53rd/65 · 2024 | — |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 2.13%18th/110 · 2023 | 0.09%100th/110 · 2023 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 15465th/137 · 2024 | 441999 |
| Scientific articles articles | 3,56865th/197 · 2023 | 31166th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Slovenia or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan has the larger population: 7.6 m (2025) compared with 2.1 m for Slovenia (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Slovenia or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan is larger: 491,209 km² (2024) compared with 20,480 km² for Slovenia (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Slovenia or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $172.20 bn intl. (2025) compared with $126.25 bn intl. for Slovenia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Slovenia or Turkmenistan?
Slovenia has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $59,245 intl. (2025) compared with $22,602 intl. for Turkmenistan (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Slovenia or Turkmenistan?
Slovenia has the higher life expectancy at birth: 82.3 years (2024) compared with 70.2 years for Turkmenistan (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Slovenia or Turkmenistan?
Slovenia spends more on the military: $1.22 bn (2025) compared with $111.9 m for Turkmenistan (1999). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Slovenia or Turkmenistan?
Slovenia: 75.9 points (18th in the world); Turkmenistan: 41.3 points (124th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Slovenia vs Turkmenistan — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/slovenia-vs-turkmenistan. Data as of 26 October 2026.