Asia · Central Asia
Tajikistan
Tajikistan covers about 142,000 km² (54,900 mi²), the 96th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Suriname, at about 145,000 km².
- 142,000km²Area, main territory
- 9.5 millionPopulation
- 4.64In Belgiums
200 km
- Tajikistan
Facts
| Area, main territory | 142,000 km²54,900 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 143,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 4.64 |
| Capital | Dushanbe |
| Population | 9.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 67 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N |
| In other languages | Tayikistán Español · Tadschikistan Deutsch · Tadjikistan Français · Tajiquistão Português · タジキスタン 日本語 · 塔吉克斯坦 中文 · 타지키스탄 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#27 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Tajikistan
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 119× the size of Tajikistan.
- At 67 people per km², Tajikistan is the 101st most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 39°N is drawn about 1.6× too large in area, so Tajikistan looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Tajikistan's main territory stretches about 483 km north to south and 682 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 143,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 142,000 km², to within 2%.
How Tajikistan measures up
Tajikistan holds 0.5% of the land area and 0.2% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Central Asia it is the 5th largest of 5.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 142,000 km² | 95th of 239 |
| Population | 9.5 million | 95th of 237 |
| Density | 67 per km² | 101st of 185 |
| Farthest north | 38.5°N | 62nd of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Tajikistan is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 4.64× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.58× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.40× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.38× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.26× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where Tajikistan sits
- Tajikistan's centre lies at 38.5°N, 71.0°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 4,290 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 37°N to 41°N, about 480 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Tajikistan had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Tajikistan would have 178.1 million people. It has 9.5 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Tajikistan would have 529,000 people. It has 9.5 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 10.3 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Asia
- China9,375,000 km²
- India3,151,000 km²
- Kazakhstan2,714,000 km²
- Saudi Arabia1,922,000 km²
- Indonesia1,880,000 km²
- Tajikistan#27 · 142,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11