Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 7.5 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 10.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2018.
pay a 37.4% lower top tax rate
Japan has a top tax rate of 56.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 31.4% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $41,400 as of 2019, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 5.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Japan, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkey, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkey, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 59.8% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 34.4% more on education
Japan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Turkey spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 75.8% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, National Tax Agency Japan.
Turkey: At a glance
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