Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
be 47.5% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 4.8 years less
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 65.0% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 83.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 58.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
have 23.1% more children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.1 times 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 Turkmenistan, on the other hand, 37.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 74.2% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.8% more on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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