Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 31.6% more likely to be obese
In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 20.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2020.
pay a 25.8% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
be 49.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 10.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 62.4% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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 38.2% less on education
Croatia spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.0% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 23.4% more coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Turkey: At a glance
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