Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 6.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2020.
pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 19.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turkey, about 81.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.8% less on education
Malaysia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 12.2% more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 54.0% more coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Turkey: At a glance
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