Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.0% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 34.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2020.
pay a 30.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 28.8% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $34,400 as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 27.7% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 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 10.0% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turkey, about 81.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.1% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 44.6% less on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 26.4 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Turkey: At a glance
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