Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Economy
make 30.6% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $34,400 as of 2023.
be 92.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 57.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turkey, about 81.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 56.4% less on education
Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 19.3% less on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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 Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.