Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Albania, you would:
Health
see 20.8% more spent on your healthcare
Albania spends $1,465 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Turkey spends $1,769 as of 2023.
have 19.0% more doctors per person
Albania has 18.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Turkey has 22.4 as of 2022.
have 18.8% more access to essential health services
Albania scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Turkey scores 76 as of 2021.
live 2.4 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 19.2% more likely to be obese
In Albania, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 28.8% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 22.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 10.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Turkey, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
be 34.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Turkey, however, that number is 13.0% as of 2024.
make 43.1% more money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $12,998 as of 2025, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $18,599 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Turkey, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 39.3% less on healthcare
Albania spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 19.9 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
Safety
be 39.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Albania, road accidents kill 10.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Turkey, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to be murdered
Albania has a homicide rate of 1.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
use 29.0% more electricity
Albania uses 2,892 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Turkey uses 3,731 kWh as of 2024.
live with 10.0 times more strain on fresh water
Albania withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Turkey withdraws 48% as of 2022.
Environment
be 33.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Albania, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Turkey, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.0 times more CO2
Albania emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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