Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 31.2% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 84.9% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.
be 41.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.
be 14.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.
pay a 53.4% higher top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 83.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 21.7% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.3% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 97.1% more on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Belgium: At a glance
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