Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 81.9% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.8 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 46.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malawi, that number is 5.0% as of 2023.
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Malawi, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 95.1% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Malawi, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 92.8% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malawi, there are 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 22.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malawi, 381.0 women do as of 2020.
be 30.4% less likely to be literate
In Turkey, the literacy rate is 96.7% as of 2019. In Malawi, it is 67.3% as of 2021.
be 72.8% more 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 Malawi, on the other hand, 33.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 86.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Turkey, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Malawi, 14% of the population do as of 2022.
be 70.4% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malawi, about 24.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.7% less on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.4% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Malawi: At a glance
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