Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
be 13.4% more likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 29.2% more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $20,900 as of 2017, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $27,000 as of 2017.
be 14.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Turkey, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2015.
be 29.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 8.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkey, that number is 10.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 56.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 75.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.0 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Turkey, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.8% less on education
Argentina spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Turkey spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 44.3% more coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Argentina? See an in-depth size comparison.