Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 33.2% more likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $33,100 as of 2022.
be 64.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2020.
be 20.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 10.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 86.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 73.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Turkey, on the other hand, 19.4 children do as of 2022.
have 22.0% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.6% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turkey, about 81.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 60.9% less on education
Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 33.3% less on healthcare
Belize spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 18.7 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.