Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 51.4% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 59.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malaysia, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.
be 56.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Malaysia, however, that number is 6.2% as of 2021.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Malaysia, the top tax rate is 28.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 65.9% 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 Malaysia, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
be 23.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malaysia, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 19.8% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malaysia, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.9% less on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malaysia, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 14.7% more on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malaysia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 35.1% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Malaysia: At a glance
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