Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 45.2% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 14.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2018.
pay a 27.3% higher top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 71.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Turkey, on the other hand, 19.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% less on education
Brazil spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Turkey spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 55.2% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% 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.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.