Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 31.2% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 12.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brazil, that number is 11.9% as of 2019.
be 70.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
pay a 21.4% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
make 50.4% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 31.2% 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 Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brazil, 60.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 41.9% more on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Brazil spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brazil, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Brazil: At a glance
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