Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
be 38.4% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.4 years less
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 40.9% more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 99.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 79.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, on the other hand, 37.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 49.4% less likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 39.2% less on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 73.7% more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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