Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 10.4 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 17.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 4.1% as of 2022.
be 98.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
make 73.7% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2022, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $14,700 as of 2022.
Life
have 80.6% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkmenistan, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, on the other hand, 37.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 72.8% less likely to have internet access
In Austria, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 39.2% less on education
Austria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 50.4% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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