Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In Slovenia, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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 58.9% more likely to be obese
In Slovenia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 30.0% lower top tax rate
Slovenia has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 22.2% less money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $36,500 as of 2020, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 79.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
be 20.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2018.
Life
have 72.0% more children
In Slovenia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkey, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Slovenia, approximately 1.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Slovenia, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkey, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.2% less on education
Slovenia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Turkey spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 49.4% less on healthcare
Slovenia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 154.5 times more coastline
Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tax Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Turkey: At a glance
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