Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Romania, you would:
Health
be 42.7% more likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 39.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2018.
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 63.0% more children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkey, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 5.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 24.6% less on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 30.3% more on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Turkey spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 32.0 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Turkey: At a glance
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