Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 79.4% less likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Turkey, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 5.6 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 77.0% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Turkey spends $1,769 as of 2023.
have 45.3% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Turkey has 22.4 as of 2022.
have 12.6% less access to essential health services
Australia scores 87 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Turkey scores 76 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Turkey, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 71.4% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $18,599 as of 2025.
Life
be 7.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Turkey, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Turkey, on the other hand, 8.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.7% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Turkey spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 58.8% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 72.0% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
Safety
be 3.8 times more likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 44.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Turkey, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 35.8% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Turkey has 23.4 as of 2024.
live with 10.3 times more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Turkey withdraws 48% as of 2022.
use 61.9% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Turkey uses 3,731 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 61.8% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Turkey, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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