Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 83.8% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 32.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, that number is 6.4% as of 2023.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 62.2% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2023.
Life
be 57.6% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
be 70.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 17.3% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.1% less on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 10.9% less on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 81.4% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.