Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Economy
make 35.9% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 57.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 20.4% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkey, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.6% less on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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 Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.