Nepal vs Turkmenistan: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Nepal
70.35 years
in 2023
Turkmenistan
70.07 years
in 2023
Nepal rank
167th
Turkmenistan rank
169th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nepal
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 70.35 years against 70.07 years in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Nepal ranks 167th and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.86 years | 49.96 years | 12.1 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 40.53 years | 53.85 years | 13.32 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 45.33 years | 57.27 years | 11.93 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 50.81 years | 62.41 years | 11.6 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 58.71 years | 63.77 years | 5.06 years | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 64.88 years | 66.34 years | 1.46 years | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 67.96 years | 69.05 years | 1.09 years | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 69.48 years | 69.55 years | 0.0631 years | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Nepal or Turkmenistan?
- Nepal, at 70.35 years against 70.07 years in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Nepal and Turkmenistan?
- 0.28 years, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Turkmenistan rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Nepal ranks 167th and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.