Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 22.7% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 28.8% of people as of 2024.
be 66.1% less likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Turkey, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 42.7% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Turkey spends $1,769 as of 2023.
have 56.2% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Turkey has 22.4 as of 2022.
Economy
be 53.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Turkey, however, that number is 13.0% as of 2024.
make 24.8% more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $18,599 as of 2025.
be 19.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Turkey, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 54.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 33.0 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 38.0% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Turkey spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 58.3% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 44.3% more coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
Safety
be 28.1% less likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 26.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Turkey, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 32.2% more electricity
Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Turkey uses 3,731 kWh as of 2024.
find 10.2% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Turkey has 23.4 as of 2024.
live with 4.6 times more strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Turkey withdraws 48% as of 2022.
Environment
be 34.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Turkey, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 34.2% more CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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