Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 21.8% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 10.7 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 68.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 4.1% as of 2022.
be 99.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
make 63.4% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $40,200 as of 2022, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $14,700 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkmenistan, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 15.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, on the other hand, 37.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 73.1% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% less on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 46.7% less on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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