Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 16.3% more likely to be obese
In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 67.1% more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 31.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2018.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 82.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
have 20.8% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkey, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.1% less on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.6 times more coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Turkey: At a glance
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