Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 16.2% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 9.9 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 98.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
make 67.2% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 65.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 68.0% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 72.5% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 50.8% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 28.3% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.2% 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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