Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Hungary, you would:
Health
be 29.5% less likely to be obese
In Hungary, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 5.4 years less
In Hungary, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 98.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hungary, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
make 58.5% less money
Hungary has a GDP per capita of $35,400 as of 2022, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $14,700 as of 2022.
be 14.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Hungary, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 4.1% as of 2022.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Hungary, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
have 84.6% more children
In Hungary, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkmenistan, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hungary, approximately 4.6 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 71.7% less likely to have internet access
In Hungary, approximately 89.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 35.4% less on education
Hungary spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 21.9% less on healthcare
Hungary spends 7.3% 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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