Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
live 9.6 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 80.6% more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 99.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
be 17.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.9% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, it is 99.7% as of 2015.
be 32.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, on the other hand, 37.6 children do as of 2022.
have 38.1% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 25.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 29.7% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.2% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 100.0% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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