Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 26.5% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 9.8 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 98.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 13.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
make 82.7% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 42.1% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 40.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 72.5% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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