Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 38.1% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
be 53.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2018.
Life
have 40.4% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkey, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 70.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkey, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.9% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Turkey spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 60.2% less on healthcare
Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.4% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 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 Canada? See an in-depth size comparison.