Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 19.4% less likely to be obese
In Georgia, 35.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 28.8% of people as of 2024.
have 11.8% more access to essential health services
Georgia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Turkey scores 76 as of 2021.
be 47.3% less likely to die by suicide
Georgia has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Turkey, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 60.4% fewer doctors per person
Georgia has 56.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Turkey has 22.4 as of 2022.
Economy
be 29.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 12.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Turkey, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 91.9% more money
Georgia has a GDP per capita of $9,692 as of 2025, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $18,599 as of 2025.
be 38.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Georgia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Turkey, however, that number is 13.0% as of 2024.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Georgia, approximately 20.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Turkey, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 22.1% less on education
Georgia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Turkey spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 37.6% less on healthcare
Georgia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 23.2 times more coastline
Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
Safety
be 48.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Turkey, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 10.3% more electricity
Georgia uses 3,382 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Turkey uses 3,731 kWh as of 2024.
find 23.0% less home broadband
Georgia has 30.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Turkey has 23.4 as of 2024.
live with 11.4 times more strain on fresh water
Georgia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Turkey withdraws 48% as of 2022.
Environment
be 43.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Georgia, air pollution causes 69.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Turkey, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 52.4% more CO2
Georgia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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