Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years less
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 37.8% more likely to be obese
In Montenegro, 23.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 49.8% more money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2022, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $33,100 as of 2022.
be 31.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 10.4% as of 2022.
be 32.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2020.
pay a 3.9 times higher top tax rate
Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 26.6% more children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Montenegro, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 59.6% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 24.5 times more coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 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, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro.
Turkey: At a glance
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