Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 15.3% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
live 2.9 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 43.1% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 12.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 41.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 19.7% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkey, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.2% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkey, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.8% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkey spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 21.8% less on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.4 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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 Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.