Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ranks #102 of 242 on the Composite Power Index (0.5/100), scored on military spending, active personnel, nuclear arsenal, economic size and logistics. Its Instability Index is 31.3/100 (#70 most fragile). Every figure below carries its source and year. Data read 2026-08-04.
What drives the instability score
Capability and economy · click a metric to compare
CINC is a composite index (already contains military spending, personnel, energy & population) — shown for reference; it is not added into the Composite Power Index to avoid double-counting. Each figure carries its own source year; vintages can differ.
Capability profile
Trajectory
Governance
Energy
Strategic Relationships
Allies (15)
- Ukrainedefense 1995
- Armeniadefense 1995
- Azerbaijandefense 1995
- Belarusdefense 1995
- Georgiadefense 1995
- Kazakhstandefense 1995
- Kyrgyzstandefense 1995
- Moldovadefense 1995
- Uzbekistannonaggression 2002
- Afghanistannonaggression 2002
- Chinanonaggression 2002
- Irannonaggression 2002
- Pakistannonaggression 2002
- Russianonaggression 2002
COW alliance ties — includes historical pacts; defense first.
Neighbours (6)
Disputes (2)
COW Dyadic MID, 1816–2014 — historical register, not live rivalries. Count = militarized disputes; year = most recent; ● = peak intensity.
- Afghanistan2× · 2014
Signals
Conflict forecast (ViEWS, 2029-04-01): 0% risk
Arms imports (SIPRI Arms Transfers, 2021): 21 transfers
28% of imports from Italy — supplier dependence
Displacement (UNHCR): 1.9K refugees originated · 0 IDPs · 9 hosted
Compare Turkmenistan with
Afghanistan
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Iran
Kazakhstan
RussiaNeighbours and leading powers — each links to its own sourced dossier.