Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 80.6% more likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.0 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 99.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
Life
be 98.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 96.3% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Turkmenistan, it is 99.7% as of 2015.
have 39.2% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 11.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 31.6% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 73.7% more on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% 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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