Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 62.9% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 28.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2018.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 80.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 79.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 17.0% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 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 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkey, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.3% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Turkey: At a glance
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