Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 42.5% less likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Turkey, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.4 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 48.8% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Turkey spends $1,769 as of 2023.
have 66.0% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Turkey has 22.4 as of 2022.
Economy
be 30.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Turkey, however, that number is 13.0% as of 2024.
make 31.0% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $18,599 as of 2025.
Life
have 66.7% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Turkey, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Turkey, on the other hand, 8.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.0% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 47.4% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
Safety
be 11.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Turkey, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.8 times more likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 47.6% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Turkey has 23.4 as of 2024.
live with 2.4 times more strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Turkey withdraws 48% as of 2022.
use 20.4% less electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Turkey uses 3,731 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 69.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Turkey, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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