How where you live in Turkmenistan determines your access to resources and opportunities. Summary: Person’s place of birth and residence determine how much development they experience. Ashgabat outperforms all...
Summary: Turkmenistan loses 16.9% of its human development due to inequalities which are mainly driven by inequalities in income and life expectancy. The richest 1% of the people in Turkmenistan hold 19.9% of the income...
Source: MICS 2019. Summary: While girls and boys in Turkmenistan are born equal, they grow up to unequal opportunities due to unfavorable cultural norms, societal expectations and government policies. The status of...
This is the second article in a series examining human development in Turkmenistan. The first article assessed the level of human development while the next articles focus on complementary metrics that examine...
Summary: Although Turkmenistan ranks ‘high’ on the Human Development Index, a closer look at the index reveals poor outcomes in health, education and standard of living. Turkmenistan has the lowest life expectancy in...
