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Tajikistan
Tajikistan places highest on Livestock Production Index (top 2% worldwide) and lowest on Gender Social Norms Index (bottom 1%).
Tajikistan in the Nations Inquiry Country Index
At a glance
Population
10,389,799
people
since 1950
Land area
138,790
km²
since 1992
GDP per person
5,062
international $, PPP
since 1990
Life expectancy
71.79
years at birth
since 1950
Human development
0.691
HDI, 0–1
since 1993
Unemployment
6.931
% of the labour force
since 1991
The newest published figure for each, the year it describes and who published it, with a line showing how it has moved.
01The country
About Tajikistan
Key facts about Tajikistan
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Official languages
- Russian, Tajik
- Currency
- Tajikistani somoni (TJS)
- ISO code
- TJK · TJ
- Domain · dialling
- .tj · +992
As Wikidata records them. Official languages are the least consistent — some countries list only a national language, others every regional one. Sources and licences.
02Country Index 2026
Where it stands, topic by topic
Strongest first. Each position is Tajikistan’s place among the countries with a standing on that topic, built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things.
8thof 161
From 3 of 3 key statistics
41stof 182
From 3 of 4 key statistics
90thof 194
From 3 of 3 key statistics
102ndof 178
From 3 of 3 key statistics
107thof 177
From 3 of 3 key statistics
127thof 201
From 4 of 4 key statistics
141stof 191
From 3 of 3 key statistics
143rdof 193
From 5 of 5 key statistics
127thof 150
From 3 of 3 key statistics
185thof 198
From 3 of 3 key statistics
172ndof 182
From 4 of 4 key statistics
No standing — Tajikistan holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
Each standing is built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things. Select a subject for Tajikistan’s readings on it, or see every statistic held for Tajikistan in the table further down this page.
03Highs and lows
Where Tajikistan stands out
The two ends of its own record: every statistic on which Tajikistan sits within ten places of the best or worst in the world, plus its strongest and weakest readings overall. Each is turned into a percentile — its place among every country measured — which is what lets a hunger score and a press-freedom rank be compared at all.
Where Tajikistan does best6
In the top third of all countries measured. 4 are within ten places of the best in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
- 1stDeaths in Organized Violencetop 35%
Position · derived 59th of 59 · 1 = worst · 0 · 2025
world median 0
- 5th
Position · derived 5th of 194 · 185.93 · 2022
world median 107.06 (better) · ▲ 97 pts since 2012
- 6thFood Production Indextop 3%
Position · derived 6th of 195 · 150.12 · 2022
world median 106.08 (better) · ▲ 93 pts since 2012
- 7thGDP Growthtop 3%
Position · derived 7th of 186 · 8.4 · 2025
world median 3.396 (better) · ▲ 12 pts since 2015
Position · derived 16th of 190 · 94.59 · 2024
world median 31.14 (better) · ▼ 2 pts since 2014
Where Tajikistan struggles most6
In the bottom third of all countries measured. 6 are within ten places of the worst in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
- 1stGender Social Norms Indexbottom 1%
Position · derived 1st of 91 · 1 = worst · 99.92 · 2023
world median 91.81 (worse)
- 2nd
- 4thCost of Sending Remittancesbottom 3%
Position · derived 4th of 93 · 1 = worst · 10.33 · 2023
world median 3.225 (worse) · ▼ 24 pts since 2016
- 7thLabour Force Participation Ratebottom 3%
Position · derived 176th of 182 · 38.28 · 2025
world median 61.66 (worse)
- 10thPhysical Violence Indexbottom 5%
Position · derived 167th of 176 · 0.122 · 2025
world median 0.79 (worse) · ▼ 3 pts since 2015
- 10thPoverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Daybottom 13%
Position · derived 10th of 71 · 1 = worst · 8.85 · 2022
world median 1.05 (worse) · ▼ 6 pts since 2015
A band is a place among the countries each publisher scores, so Tajikistan can move because other countries moved. See the Country Index for the full method.
04Over time
Which way it is moving
The published rank in widely quoted reports, edition by edition — each end with the size of that year’s field — and the statistics, not already named above, on which it has gained or lost the most ground.
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
99th
of 142 · 1993
128th
of 193 · 2023
Ranked in 31 of 34 editions
Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International
156th
of 173 · 2012
166th
of 181 · 2025
Ranked in 14 of 14 editions
Gender Inequality Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
68th
of 101 · 1995
68th
of 172 · 2023
Ranked in 29 of 34 editions
Global Innovation Index
World Intellectual Property Organization
104th
of 132 · 2022
108th
of 139 · 2025
Ranked in 4 of 4 editions
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
81st
of 140 · 1995
129th
of 145 · 2024
Ranked in 30 of 30 editions
Government AI Readiness Index
Oxford Insights
112th
of 172 · 2020
130th
of 195 · 2025
Ranked in 6 of 6 editions
Gaining ground
Where Tajikistan has climbed against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- Debt Service on External Debt+42 pts since 2014
Losing ground
Where Tajikistan has slipped against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- Gini Index-34 pts since 2015
- Income Share Held by Lowest 20%-29 pts since 2015
05In context
Tajikistan and its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place in the world ranking of 174, not within the region.
Shares a land border with
Placed either side in the Country Index 2026
Across Central Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its position in the world (of 174 placed).
- =62
Kazakhstan - =92
Uzbekistan - 104
Kyrgyzstan - 116Tajikistan
- 133
Turkmenistan
06The evidence
Every statistic we hold for Tajikistan
Grouped by topic. Each row gives the newest edition’s rank or position, the published value and the year the numbers describe — select a row for the world median, the best in the world and the trend.
Governance & Institutions20
Agriculture Orientation Index113th of 132position · derived0.11Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 13% of 132 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
Tajikistan 0.11 · world median 0.305 (worse)
Best in the world 5.38 (Singapore)
No real change since 2014
Civic Space Ratings185th of 198position · derived9.95Civic space score (0–100)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 7% of 198 countries measured
CIVICUS · Civic space score (0–100)
Tajikistan 9.95 · world median 50.46 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
Completeness of Birth Registrationbottom 45%96.8Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%)2025
Middle · bottom 45% of 185 countries measured
UNICEF · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%)
Tajikistan 96.8 · world median 98.4 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (53 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Corruption Perceptions Index166th of 181rank19CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 9% of 182 countries measured · 182 share 181 positions
Transparency International · CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
Tajikistan 19 · world median 39 (worse)
Best in the world 89 (Denmark)
▼ -10 percentile points since 2015
Country Policy and Institutional Assessment34th of 78position · derived3.275IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high)2025
Middle · top 43% of 78 countries measured
World Bank Group · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high)
Tajikistan 3.275 · world median 3.246 (better)
Best in the world 4.225 (Rwanda)
▲ +20 percentile points since 2015
Debt Service on External Debt80th of 109position · derived · 1 = worst8.764Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)2024
Upper middle · top 27% of 109 countries measured
World Bank Group · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Tajikistan 8.764 · world median 12.93 (better)
Best in the world 0.285 (Iran)
▲ +42 percentile points since 2014
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)71st of 110position · derived · 1 = worst37.39External debt stocks (% of GNI)2024
Upper middle · top 36% of 110 countries measured
World Bank Group · External debt stocks (% of GNI)
Tajikistan 37.39 · world median 43.94 (better)
Best in the world 2.213 (Iran)
▲ +29 percentile points since 2014
Government AI Readiness Index130th of 195rank29.08AI readiness score (0–100)2025
Lower middle · bottom 34% of 195 countries measured
Oxford Insights · AI readiness score (0–100)
Tajikistan 29.08 · world median 40.19 (worse)
Best in the world 88.36 (United States)
No real change since 2020
Government Effectiveness150th of 209position · derived-0.601Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)2024
Lower middle · bottom 28% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
Tajikistan -0.601 · world median 0.01 (worse)
Best in the world 2.28 (Singapore)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2014
Government Spending on Education21st of 123position · derived5.437Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)2023
Top fifth · top 16% of 123 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Tajikistan 5.437 · world median 3.709 (better)
Best in the world 16.39 (Kiribati)
▲ +11 percentile points since 2013
Open Data Inventory90th of 168rank56ODIN overall score (0–100)2024
Middle · bottom 46% of 168 countries measured
Open Data Watch · ODIN overall score (0–100)
Tajikistan 56 · world median 59 (worse)
Best in the world 90 (2 countries tied)
▼ -17 percentile points since 2015
Public Sector Employment17th of 135position · derived29.46Public sector employment (% of total employment)2022
Top fifth · top 12% of 135 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public sector employment (% of total employment)
Tajikistan 29.46 · world median 15.01
Highest 47.1 (Maldives)
No earlier reading to compare
Public Sector Wage Bill102nd of 168position · derived6.621Public sector wage bill (% of GDP)2022
Lower middle · bottom 40% of 168 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public sector wage bill (% of GDP)
Tajikistan 6.621 · world median 7.975
Highest 42.65 (Nauru)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2012
Regulatory Quality162nd of 209position · derived-0.759Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Lower middle · bottom 23% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)
Tajikistan -0.759 · world median -0.09 (worse)
Best in the world 2.132 (Singapore)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2014
Rule of Law184th of 211position · derived-1.184Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 13% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Tajikistan -1.184 · world median -0.1 (worse)
Best in the world 2.021 (Finland)
No real change since 2014
Statistical Performance Indicators119th of 188position · derived63.87SPI overall score (0–100)2024
Lower middle · bottom 37% of 188 countries measured
World Bank Group · SPI overall score (0–100)
Tajikistan 63.87 · world median 69.3 (worse)
Best in the world 94.14 (Norway)
No real change since 2016
V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index155th of 176position · derived0.158Electoral democracy index (0–1)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 12% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Electoral democracy index (0–1)
Tajikistan 0.158 · world median 0.497 (worse)
Best in the world 0.913 (Denmark)
No real change since 2015
Voice and Accountability193rd of 208position · derived-1.643Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 7% of 208 countries measured
World Bank Group · Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Tajikistan -1.643 · world median -0.02 (worse)
Best in the world 1.929 (Norway)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2014
Women, Business and the Law109th of 190position · derived78.75WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)2024
Middle · bottom 42% of 190 countries measured
World Bank Group · WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)
Tajikistan 78.75 · world median 81.25 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (14 countries tied)
▼ -10 percentile points since 2014
Economy & Innovation24
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution103rd of 139position · derived54.52Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)2024
Lower middle · bottom 26% of 139 countries measured
World Bank Group · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Tajikistan 54.52 · world median 72.83 (worse)
Best in the world 99.85 (Iceland)
▲ +21 percentile points since 2014
Agricultural Land131st of 209position · derived27.95Agricultural land (% of land area)2023
Lower middle · bottom 38% of 209 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agricultural land (% of land area)
Tajikistan 27.95 · world median 37.96
Highest 86.48 (Côte d’Ivoire)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2013
Cereal Yield70th of 179position · derived3,733Cereal yield (kg per hectare)2023
Upper middle · top 39% of 179 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Tajikistan 3,733 · world median 3,072 (better)
Best in the world 29,147 (Oman)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2013
Crop Production Index21st of 195position · derived131.33Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
Top fifth · top 10% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Tajikistan 131.33 · world median 106.23 (better)
Best in the world 189.93 (Senegal)
▲ +34 percentile points since 2012
Economic Complexity Index129th of 145rank-1.399ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 11% of 145 countries measured
Growth Lab at Harvard University · ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Tajikistan -1.399 · world median 0.131 (worse)
Best in the world 1.729 (Japan)
▼ -17 percentile points since 2014
Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare91st of 188position · derived92.94Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)2023
Middle · top 47% of 191 countries measured · 191 share 188 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)
Tajikistan 92.94 · world median 87.36
Highest 2,926 (Malaysia)
▲ +31 percentile points since 2013
Food Production Index6th of 195position · derived150.12Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
Top fifth · top 3% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Tajikistan 150.12 · world median 106.08 (better)
Best in the world 177.49 (Senegal)
▲ +93 percentile points since 2012
GDP Growth7th of 186position · derived8.4GDP growth (annual %)2025
Top fifth · top 3% of 186 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP growth (annual %)
Tajikistan 8.4 · world median 3.396 (better)
Best in the world 19.34 (Guyana)
▲ +12 percentile points since 2015
GDP per Capita (PPP)149th of 185position · derived5,062GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 20% of 185 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Tajikistan 5,062 · world median 17,265 (worse)
Best in the world 139,593 (Singapore)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2015
Gini Index17th of 73position · derived · 1 = worst39.49Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)2022
Lower middle · bottom 22% of 73 countries measured
World Bank Group · Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
Tajikistan 39.49 · world median 33.91 (worse)
Best in the world 24.08 (Slovakia)
▼ -34 percentile points since 2015
Global Innovation Index108th of 139rank20.17GII score (0–100)2025
Lower middle · bottom 22% of 139 countries measured
World Intellectual Property Organization · GII score (0–100)
Tajikistan 20.17 · world median 28.52 (worse)
Best in the world 65.96 (Switzerland)
No real change since 2022
Gross Savings (% of GDP)9th of 146position · derived38.75Gross savings (% of GDP)2024
Top fifth · top 6% of 146 countries measured
World Bank Group · Gross savings (% of GDP)
Tajikistan 38.75 · world median 22.06
Highest 47.82 (Macau)
▲ +63 percentile points since 2014
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index94th of 169position · derived0.594IHDI (0–1)2023
Middle · bottom 44% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · IHDI (0–1)
Tajikistan 0.594 · world median 0.609 (worse)
Best in the world 0.923 (Iceland)
No real change since 2013
Livestock Density82nd of 188position · derived0.61Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land2023
Middle · top 43% of 188 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land
Tajikistan 0.61 · world median 0.535
Highest 43.97 (Singapore)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2013
Livestock Production Index5th of 194position · derived185.93Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
Top fifth · top 2% of 194 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Tajikistan 185.93 · world median 107.06 (better)
Best in the world 190.08 (Malawi)
▲ +97 percentile points since 2012
Logistics Performance Index97th of 139rank2.5LPI score (1–5)2023
Lower middle · bottom 24% of 139 countries measured
World Bank Group · LPI score (1–5)
Tajikistan 2.5 · world median 2.9 (worse)
Best in the world 4.3 (Singapore)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2014
Net Official Development Assistance Received54th of 130position · derived3.475Net ODA received (% of GNI)2023
Middle · top 41% of 130 countries measured
OECD Development Assistance Committee · Net ODA received (% of GNI)
Tajikistan 3.475 · world median 2.579
Highest 101.78 (Tuvalu)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2013
Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day11th of 69position · derived · 1 = worst2.22Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)2022
Bottom fifth · bottom 14% of 73 countries measured · 73 share 69 positions
World Bank Group · Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)
Tajikistan 2.22 · world median 0.42 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (5 countries tied)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2015
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day10th of 71position · derived · 1 = worst8.85Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)2022
Bottom fifth · bottom 13% of 73 countries measured · 73 share 71 positions
World Bank Group · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)
Tajikistan 8.85 · world median 1.05 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (3 countries tied)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2015
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day11th of 73position · derived · 1 = worst59.67Population below $8.30 a day, 2021 PPP (%)2022
Bottom fifth · bottom 14% of 73 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population below $8.30 a day, 2021 PPP (%)
Tajikistan 59.67 · world median 10.79 (worse)
Best in the world 0.04 (Cyprus)
No real change since 2015
Prosperity Gap14th of 73position · derived · 1 = worst4.834Average factor incomes must rise by to reach $28 a day2022
Bottom fifth · bottom 18% of 73 countries measured
World Bank Group · Average factor incomes must rise by to reach $28 a day
Tajikistan 4.834 · world median 2.118 (worse)
Best in the world 0.43 (Luxembourg)
No real change since 2015
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)47th of 180position · derived9.046Natural resources rents (% of GDP)2021
Upper middle · top 23% of 197 countries measured · 197 share 180 positions
World Bank Group · Natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Tajikistan 9.046 · world median 1.708
Highest 61.03 (Libya)
▲ +31 percentile points since 2011
World Energy Trilemma Index69th of 99rank57.5Trilemma score (0–100)2023
Lower middle · bottom 27% of 126 countries measured · 126 share 99 positions
World Energy Council · Trilemma score (0–100)
Tajikistan 57.5 · world median 63.8 (worse)
Best in the world 83.2 (Denmark)
No earlier reading to compare
Work & Labour16
Average Weekly Hours Worked69th of 182position · derived41.02Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person2025
Upper middle · top 38% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person
Tajikistan 41.02 · world median 38.89
Highest 54.7 (Bhutan)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2015
Employment in Agriculture33rd of 182position · derived43.27Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)2025
Top fifth · top 18% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
Tajikistan 43.27 · world median 14.38
Highest 85.34 (Burundi)
No real change since 2015
Employment in Industry111th of 182position · derived17.66Employment in industry (% of total employment)2025
Lower middle · bottom 39% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Tajikistan 17.66 · world median 18.88
Highest 39.44 (Oman)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2015
Employment in Services153rd of 182position · derived39.07Employment in services (% of total employment)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 16% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in services (% of total employment)
Tajikistan 39.07 · world median 59.51
Highest 92.17 (Djibouti)
No real change since 2015
Employment-to-Population Ratio172nd of 182position · derived35.62Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 6% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Tajikistan 35.62 · world median 57.72 (worse)
Best in the world 86.9 (Qatar)
No real change since 2015
Female Labour Force Participation Rate171st of 182position · derived21.9Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 6% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%)
Tajikistan 21.9 · world median 53.36 (worse)
Best in the world 82.91 (Madagascar)
No real change since 2015
Firms with a Female Top Manager163rd of 179position · derived6.642Firms with a female top manager (%)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 9% of 179 countries measured
World Bank Group · Firms with a female top manager (%)
Tajikistan 6.642 · world median 19.16 (worse)
Best in the world 62.9 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
GDP per Person Employed119th of 168position · derived22,156GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $)2025
Lower middle · bottom 29% of 168 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $)
Tajikistan 22,156 · world median 47,384 (worse)
Best in the world 262,554 (Luxembourg)
▲ +11 percentile points since 2015
Labour Force Participation Rate176th of 182position · derived38.28Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 3% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%)
Tajikistan 38.28 · world median 61.66 (worse)
Best in the world 87.01 (Qatar)
No real change since 2015
Labour Productivity per Hour Worked130th of 182position · derived10.29Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP)2025
Lower middle · bottom 29% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP)
Tajikistan 10.29 · world median 22.16 (worse)
Best in the world 164.65 (Ireland)
▲ +9 percentile points since 2015
Self-Employment Rate93rd of 182position · derived31.26Self-employed (% of total employment)2025
Middle · bottom 49% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Self-employed (% of total employment)
Tajikistan 31.26 · world median 31.84
Highest 91.56 (Chad)
No real change since 2015
Unemployment Rate57th of 182position · derived · 1 = worst6.931Unemployment (% of labour force)2025
Lower middle · bottom 31% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Unemployment (% of labour force)
Tajikistan 6.931 · world median 5.084 (worse)
Best in the world 0.13 (Qatar)
▼ -13 percentile points since 2015
Vulnerable Employment94th of 182position · derived · 1 = worst27.98Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)2025
Middle · top 49% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Tajikistan 27.98 · world median 28.67 (better)
Best in the world 0.456 (Qatar)
No real change since 2015
Working Poverty Ratebottom 48%5.138Employed people living in extreme poverty (%)2025
Middle · bottom 48% of 113 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%)
Tajikistan 5.138 · world median 4.885 (worse)
Best in the world 0.007 (Bhutan)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2015
Youth Unemployment Rate77th of 182position · derived · 1 = worst14.59Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force)2025
Middle · bottom 42% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force)
Tajikistan 14.59 · world median 12.83 (worse)
Best in the world 0.457 (Niger)
▼ -9 percentile points since 2015
Education & Knowledge8
Adult Literacy Rate15th of 172position · derived99.73Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)2024
Top fifth · top 8% of 172 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)
Tajikistan 99.73 · world median 93.99 (better)
Best in the world 100 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Expected Years of Schooling162nd of 195position · derived10.85Expected years of schooling2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 17% of 195 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Expected years of schooling
Tajikistan 10.85 · world median 13.34 (worse)
Best in the world 21.69 (Monaco)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2013
Mean Years of Schooling62nd of 193position · derived11.27Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)2023
Upper middle · top 32% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)
Tajikistan 11.27 · world median 9.933 (better)
Best in the world 14.3 (Germany)
▼ -9 percentile points since 2013
Primary Completion Rate66th of 165position · derived98.82Primary completion rate (%)2025
Upper middle · top 40% of 165 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Primary completion rate (%)
Tajikistan 98.82 · world median 97.43 (better)
Best in the world 100 (5 countries tied)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Secondary School Enrolment74th of 109position · derived86.9Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%)2024
Lower middle · bottom 32% of 109 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%)
Tajikistan 86.9 · world median 93.19 (worse)
Best in the world 158.55 (Monaco)
▼ -10 percentile points since 2020
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio63rd of 95position · derived35.64Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%)2024
Lower middle · bottom 34% of 95 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%)
Tajikistan 35.64 · world median 52.77 (worse)
Best in the world 141.86 (Macau)
No real change since 2014
Upper Secondary Completion Rate51st of 164position · derived85.22Upper secondary completion rate (%)2025
Upper middle · top 31% of 164 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Tajikistan 85.22 · world median 64.87 (better)
Best in the world 99.27 (South Korea)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2015
Youth Literacy Ratetop 43%98.8115–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)2024
Middle · top 43% of 174 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)
Tajikistan 98.81 · world median 98.22 (better)
Best in the world 100 (6 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Health & Wellbeing15
Dietary Energy Supply105th of 155position · derived2,763Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)2024
Lower middle · bottom 32% of 155 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)
Tajikistan 2,763 · world median 2,982 (worse)
Best in the world 3,962 (United States)
▲ +19 percentile points since 2014
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months68th of 136position · derived40.78Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%)2024
Middle · top 50% of 136 countries measured
UNICEF · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%)
Tajikistan 40.78 · world median 40.74 (better)
Best in the world 83.3 (Burundi)
No earlier reading to compare
Gender Inequality Index68th of 172rank0.258GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality)2023
Upper middle · top 39% of 172 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality)
Tajikistan 0.258 · world median 0.351 (better)
Best in the world 0.003 (Denmark)
No real change since 2013
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index60th of 109position · derived · 1 = worst0.029MPI (0–1)2025
Middle · top 45% of 109 countries measured
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) · MPI (0–1)
Tajikistan 0.029 · world median 0.039 (better)
Best in the world 0 (Serbia)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2018
Global Violent Deaths162nd of 206position · derived · 1 = worst1.18Violent deaths per 100,000 people2021
Upper middle · top 22% of 209 countries measured · 209 share 206 positions
Small Arms Survey · Violent deaths per 100,000 people
Tajikistan 1.18 · world median 4.02 (better)
Best in the world 0 (4 countries tied)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2011
Human Capital Index108th of 172position · derived0.504HCI score (0–1)2020
Lower middle · bottom 37% of 172 countries measured
World Bank Group · HCI score (0–1)
Tajikistan 0.504 · world median 0.564 (worse)
Best in the world 0.879 (Singapore)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2017
Human Development Index128th of 193rank0.691HDI score (0–1)2023
Lower middle · bottom 34% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · HDI score (0–1)
Tajikistan 0.691 · world median 0.762 (worse)
Best in the world 0.972 (Iceland)
No real change since 2013
Life Expectancy at Birth140th of 222position · derived71.79Years a newborn would live at current death rates2023
Lower middle · bottom 37% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Tajikistan 71.79 · world median 74.63 (worse)
Best in the world 86.37 (Monaco)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2013
Maternal Mortality Ratio139th of 195position · derived · 1 = worst13.86Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births2023
Upper middle · top 29% of 195 countries measured
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Tajikistan 13.86 · world median 46.65 (better)
Best in the world 0.11 (Cook Islands)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2013
Pesticide Use per Hectare138th of 178position · derived0.59Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)2024
Lower middle · bottom 24% of 181 countries measured · 181 share 178 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)
Tajikistan 0.59 · world median 1.73
Highest 37.72 (Antigua and Barbuda)
▲ +14 percentile points since 2014
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity60th of 127position · derived · 1 = worst5.6Population in severe food insecurity (%)2023
Middle · bottom 45% of 133 countries measured · 133 share 127 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Tajikistan 5.6 · world median 4.7 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (7 countries tied)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2015
Prevalence of Undernourishment62nd of 104position · derived · 1 = worst8.4Population undernourished (%)2023
Lower middle · bottom 37% of 165 countries measured · 165 share 104 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Population undernourished (%)
Tajikistan 8.4 · world median 5.2 (worse)
Best in the world 2.5 (62 countries tied)
▲ +25 percentile points since 2013
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five82nd of 162position · derived · 1 = worst13.7Children under 5 who are stunted (%)2024
Middle · top 50% of 162 countries measured
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Tajikistan 13.7 · world median 13.8 (better)
Best in the world 0.518 (Latvia)
No earlier reading to compare
Under-Five Mortality Rate61st of 200position · derived · 1 = worst28.13Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)2024
Lower middle · bottom 30% of 200 countries measured
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Tajikistan 28.13 · world median 14.54 (worse)
Best in the world 1.26 (San Marino)
No real change since 2014
Violent Discipline of Children76th of 90position · derived · 1 = worst56.3Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%)2025
Top fifth · top 16% of 90 countries measured
UNICEF · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%)
Tajikistan 56.3 · world median 75.8 (better)
Best in the world 37.6 (Qatar)
No earlier reading to compare
Development & Human Capital12
Access to Electricitybottom 43%99.9Population with electricity access (%)2024
Middle · bottom 43% of 215 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population with electricity access (%)
Tajikistan 99.9 · world median 100 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (122 countries tied)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2014
Agricultural Irrigated Land25th of 121position · derived14.65Irrigated share of agricultural land (%)2023
Top fifth · top 20% of 121 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%)
Tajikistan 14.65 · world median 3.66
Highest 89.04 (Bangladesh)
No earlier reading to compare
Arable Land per Person131st of 206position · derived0.081Arable land (hectares per person)2023
Lower middle · bottom 37% of 206 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Arable land (hectares per person)
Tajikistan 0.081 · world median 0.109
Highest 1.459 (Kazakhstan)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2013
Cereal Import Dependency Ratiotop 47%48.4Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%)2022
Middle · top 47% of 161 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%)
Tajikistan 48.4 · world median 42.8
Highest 100 (16 countries tied)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2012
Child Marriage103rd of 143position · derived · 1 = worst8.8Women 20–24 married before 18 (%)2025
Upper middle · top 29% of 145 countries measured · 145 share 143 positions
UNICEF · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%)
Tajikistan 8.8 · world median 17.1 (better)
Best in the world 0 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Coefficient of Human Inequality104th of 169position · derived · 1 = worst13.9Coefficient of Human Inequality (%)2023
Upper middle · top 39% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%)
Tajikistan 13.9 · world median 17.05 (better)
Best in the world 4.865 (Slovenia)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2013
Cost of Sending Remittances4th of 93position · derived · 1 = worst10.33Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 3% of 93 countries measured
World Bank Group · Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount)
Tajikistan 10.33 · world median 3.225 (worse)
Best in the world -49.69 (Malawi)
▼ -24 percentile points since 2016
Gender Development Index143rd of 184position · derived0.926Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity)2023
Lower middle · bottom 22% of 184 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity)
Tajikistan 0.926 · world median 0.971 (worse)
Best in the world 1 (2 countries tied)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2013
Land Under Cereal Production103rd of 179position · derived373,837Land under cereal production (hectares)2023
Middle · bottom 43% of 180 countries measured · 180 share 179 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Land under cereal production (hectares)
Tajikistan 373,837 · world median 689,278
Highest 103,715,108 (India)
No real change since 2013
Organic Agricultural Area62nd of 150position · derived1.71Organic share of agricultural land (%)2024
Upper middle · top 39% of 156 countries measured · 156 share 150 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Tajikistan 1.71 · world median 0.725 (better)
Best in the world 86.38 (Samoa)
▲ +16 percentile points since 2014
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI81st of 156position · derived0.673PHDI (0–1)2023
Middle · bottom 48% of 156 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · PHDI (0–1)
Tajikistan 0.673 · world median 0.678 (worse)
Best in the world 0.827 (United Kingdom)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2013
Water Withdrawal by Sector62nd of 171position · derived74.53Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total)2022
Upper middle · top 35% of 173 countries measured · 173 share 171 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total)
Tajikistan 74.53 · world median 62.14
Highest 99.48 (Somalia)
▼ -24 percentile points since 2012
Environment & Sustainability8
Agricultural Emissions104th of 193position · derived7,807Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)2023
Middle · bottom 48% of 198 countries measured · 198 share 193 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)
Tajikistan 7,807 · world median 8,635
Highest 1,044,508 (India)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2013
Ecological Footprint101st of 126position · derived · 1 = worst1.033Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)2025
Top fifth · top 20% of 126 countries measured
Global Footprint Network · Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Tajikistan 1.033 · world median 2.296 (better)
Best in the world 0.514 (Yemen)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2015
Forest Area183rd of 210position · derived3.075Forest area (% of land area)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 14% of 213 countries measured · 213 share 210 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Forest area (% of land area)
Tajikistan 3.075 · world median 31.08
Highest 94.45 (Suriname)
No real change since 2013
Internal Displacements by Disaster110th of 160position · derived · 1 = worst1,000New displacements by disaster (people)2024
Upper middle · top 31% of 160 countries measured
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) · New displacements by disaster (people)
Tajikistan 1,000 · world median 4,750 (better)
Best in the world 1 (Serbia)
▼ -18 percentile points since 2014
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita61st of 181position · derived6,232Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person)2022
Upper middle · top 33% of 181 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person)
Tajikistan 6,232 · world median 2,528 (better)
Best in the world 445,023 (Iceland)
No real change since 2012
Renewable Share of Electricity Generation16th of 190position · derived94.59Renewables (% of electricity generated)2024
Top fifth · top 8% of 193 countries measured · 193 share 190 positions
Ember · Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Tajikistan 94.59 · world median 31.14 (better)
Best in the world 100 (7 countries tied)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2014
Water Stress24th of 177position · derived · 1 = worst69.94Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 13% of 177 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Tajikistan 69.94 · world median 10 (worse)
Best in the world 0.03 (Republic of the Congo)
No real change since 2013
World Risk Index126th of 193position · derived · 1 = worst2.9WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)2025
Upper middle · top 35% of 193 countries measured
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Tajikistan 2.9 · world median 4.17 (better)
Best in the world 0.18 (Monaco)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2015
Gender & Equality2
Social Institutions and Gender Index38th of 140position · derived · 1 = worst40SIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute)2023
Lower middle · bottom 27% of 140 countries measured
OECD · SIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute)
Tajikistan 40 · world median 25.2 (worse)
Best in the world 6.7 (Norway)
No earlier reading to compare
Peace & Security5
Deaths in Organized Violence59th of 59position · derived · 1 = worst0Deaths in organized violence (people)2025
Upper middle · top 35% of 196 countries measured · 196 share 59 positions
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) · Deaths in organized violence (people)
Tajikistan 0 · world median 0
Best in the world 0 (138 countries tied)
No real change since 2015
Global Militarisation Index117th of 149rank · 1 = worst67.62GMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)2023
Upper middle · top 22% of 149 countries measured
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) · GMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)
Tajikistan 67.62 · world median 100.66 (better)
Best in the world 3.512 (Haiti)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2013
INFORM Risk Index67th of 191position · derived · 1 = worst4.6INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)2025
Lower middle · bottom 36% of 191 countries measured
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee · INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Tajikistan 4.6 · world median 3.7 (worse)
Best in the world 0.7 (Singapore)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2016
Physical Violence Index167th of 176position · derived0.122Freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)2025
Bottom fifth · bottom 5% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)
Tajikistan 0.122 · world median 0.79 (worse)
Best in the world 0.989 (2 countries tied)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Political Stability and Absence of Violence133rd of 211position · derived-0.276Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Lower middle · bottom 37% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Tajikistan -0.276 · world median 0.04 (worse)
Best in the world 1.582 (Liechtenstein)
▲ +12 percentile points since 2014
Not currently covered
The newest edition of these reports does not include Tajikistan. Usually the publisher does not cover it; sometimes it has dropped out of a ranking it used to appear in.
- Adjusted Net Savings · last seen 2020
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff · last seen 2017
- Business Ready: Operational Efficiency
- Business Ready: Public Services
- Business Ready: Regulatory Framework
- Children with Functional Difficulties
- Container Port Traffic
- Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Fatal Occupational Injuries
- Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence
- Female Share of Senior and Middle Management · last seen 2016
- General Government Consumption · last seen 2024
- Global Report on Food Crises
- GNI per Capita (PPP) · last seen 2024
- Government Funding per Primary Student
- Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Household Consumption · last seen 2024
- ICT Goods Exports · last seen 2023
- Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary · last seen 2017
- Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- INFORM Severity Index
- Informal Employment Rate
- Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
- Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary · last seen 2017
- PISA Mathematics Performance
- PISA Reading Performance
- PISA Science Performance
- Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate · last seen 2017
- Research and Development Spending · last seen 2020
- School Life Expectancy · last seen 2013
- Trade (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Trade Union Density
- Upper Secondary Attainment · last seen 2017
- Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training · last seen 2016
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Tajikistan: country statistics, rankings and trends. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/tajikistan