Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 65.7% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $96,600 as of 2022, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $33,100 as of 2022.
be 80.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 10.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 50.0% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 8.0 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 Qatar, 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 19.0% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turkey, about 81.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 12.8 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 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 Qatar? See an in-depth size comparison.