Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of France, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 48.6% more likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 30.3% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 27.9% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2022, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $33,100 as of 2022.
be 42.7% more likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 10.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 26.6% more children
In France, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 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
France 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 62.3% less on healthcare
France spends 12.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 48.4% more coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to France? See an in-depth size comparison.