Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 39.0% more likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.2% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $33,100 as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 10.4% as of 2022.
be 22.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2020.
Life
have 64.3% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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 34.6% less on education
Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 29.2% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 16.4 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 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 Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.