Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 58.9% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 15.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 10.4% as of 2022.
be 58.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2020.
Life
be 84.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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.
have 17.4% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 16.4% less on healthcare
Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 15.7 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.