Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 54.3% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 16.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 17.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2018.
pay a 38.1% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 11.8% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 76.3% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Turkey, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 7.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Turkey, on the other hand, 19.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 54.7% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.0 times more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.