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Mary (Turkmenistan) vs Yazd

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Under balanced weights Yazd edges it, 39 to 34, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Mary (Turkmenistan) is stronger on safety; Yazd on internet, climate, healthcare. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 8.0 of 34 points (scores 64/100)Healthcare: 8.5 of 34 points (scores 68/100)Internet: 1.1 of 34 points (scores 9/100)Visa ease: 0.8 of 34 points (scores 6/100)Getting there & around: 1.9 of 34 points (scores 15/100)Climate: 4.2 of 34 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 2.1 of 34 points (scores 17/100)Quality of life: 7.6 of 34 points (scores 61/100)34
Mary (Turkmenistan)
out of 100

Desert oasis city beside the ruins of ancient Merv

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Safety: 5.1 of 39 points (scores 41/100)Healthcare: 10.0 of 39 points (scores 80/100)Internet: 3.8 of 39 points (scores 30/100)Visa ease: 1.9 of 39 points (scores 15/100)Getting there & around: 2.1 of 39 points (scores 17/100)Climate: 6.3 of 39 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 2.9 of 39 points (scores 23/100)Quality of life: 7.2 of 39 points (scores 58/100)39
Yazd
out of 100

Adobe desert city of windcatchers and Zoroastrian fire temples

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Where they differ

  • Safety. Mary (Turkmenistan) leads on safety, 64 to 41, against Yazd. Homicides per 100,000: 3.4 vs 2.9.
  • Internet. Yazd leads on internet, 30 to 9, against Mary (Turkmenistan). Measured download: 1.6 Mbps vs 6.1 Mbps.
  • Climate. Yazd leads on climate, 50 to 33, against Mary (Turkmenistan). Comfortable months: 4 vs 6.

Where they are close. Within five points on quality of life, getting there & around.

Pick Mary (Turkmenistan) if you want

  • the safer country figures

Pick Yazd if you want

  • faster internet (6.1 Mbps measured)
  • stronger healthcare
  • a longer comfortable season (6 months against 4)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricMary (Turkmenistan)Yazd
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety64 ✓41
Healthcare6880 ✓
Internet930 ✓
Visa ease615 ✓
Getting there & around1517 ✓
Climate3350 ✓
Air quality1723 ✓
Quality of life61 ✓58

Cost

MetricMary (Turkmenistan)Yazd
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricMary (Turkmenistan)Yazd
Homicides per 100k3.42.9 ✓
Political stability (0–100)69.7 ✓36
UHC service coverage (0–100)8181
Life expectancy69.3 yrs77.7 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricMary (Turkmenistan)Yazd
Download1.6 Mbps6.1 Mbps ✓
Upload0.4 Mbps0.6 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricMary (Turkmenistan)Yazd
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa requiredvisa required
Entry, EU passportvisa requiredvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa requiredvisa required

Getting there and around

MetricMary (Turkmenistan)Yazd
Non-stop airport destinations311 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricMary (Turkmenistan)Yazd
Comfortable months per year46 ✓
Annual mean PM2.542.4 µg/m³39.5 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Mary (Turkmenistan) or Yazd?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Mary (Turkmenistan) or Yazd safer?
Mary (Turkmenistan) scores higher on safety (64 vs 41), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Mary (Turkmenistan) or Yazd?
Yazd: a measured median of 6.1 Mbps versus 1.6 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.