Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 78.8% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
live 4.4 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 70.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 3.1% as of 2022.
make 94.9% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $33,100 as of 2022, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
Life
be 6.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In North Korea, 107.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.8% 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 North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 47.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Turkey, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In North Korea, 53% of the population do as of 2021.
Geography
see 65.3% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In North Korea, that number is 2,495 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
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