Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
be 22.1% more likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 31.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2020.
make 25.5% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2023, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $34,400 as of 2023.
be 35.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 55.1% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 88.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.2% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Turkey, about 81.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% less on education
Lithuania spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 38.7% less on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 80.0 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.