Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 15.4% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 34.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 28.8% of people as of 2024.
be 77.4% less likely to die by suicide
New Zealand has a suicide rate of 11.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Turkey, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.6 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 68.3% less spent on your healthcare
New Zealand spends $5,576 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Turkey spends $1,769 as of 2023.
have 38.1% fewer doctors per person
New Zealand has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Turkey has 22.4 as of 2022.
have 10.6% less access to essential health services
New Zealand scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Turkey scores 76 as of 2021.
Economy
be 67.7% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Turkey, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 62.5% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $18,599 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Turkey, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 100.0% more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Turkey, on the other hand, 8.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 40.5% less on education
New Zealand spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Turkey spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 57.5% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 52.4% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to be murdered
New Zealand has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 38.4% less home broadband
New Zealand has 38.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Turkey has 23.4 as of 2024.
live with 5.9 times more strain on fresh water
New Zealand withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Turkey withdraws 48% as of 2022.
use 53.3% less electricity
New Zealand uses 7,989 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Turkey uses 3,731 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 10.5% less CO2
New Zealand emits 6.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In New Zealand, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Turkey, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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