Quality of life comparison

live 10.1 years longer

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 81.0% less likely to be obese

In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 3.7 times more money

Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 63.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate

Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 58.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 92.0% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 36.2% fewer children

In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.3% more likely to have internet access

In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 17.6% less on education

Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 32.6% more on healthcare

Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 97.3% less coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.