Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
be 14.3% less likely to be obese
In Georgia, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 5.7 years less
In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 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 99.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Georgia, 19.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
Life
be 72.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Georgia, approximately 25.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
have 50.9% more children
In Georgia, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Georgia, approximately 14.8 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 72.3% less likely to have internet access
In Georgia, approximately 91.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 18.4% less on education
Georgia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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