Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
be 14.7% less likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.9 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 98.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
make 58.9% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 55.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 65.7% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 16.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 72.2% less likely to have internet access
In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 46.6% less on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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