Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 15.0% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 26.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 19.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
have 81.4% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkey, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 29.5% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Turkey spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 14.4 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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 Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.