Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 15.1% less likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 11.8 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 97.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iceland, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
make 70.4% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $52,300 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 35.1% more children
In Iceland, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 74.4% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 59.2% less on education
Iceland spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 23.3% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 8.6% 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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