Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
be 49.3% more likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 78.8% more money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2017, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $27,000 as of 2017.
be 22.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkey, that number is 10.9% as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 8.9% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Turkey, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2015.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 68.2% more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Turkey, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 41.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 5.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Turkey, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Serbia? See an in-depth size comparison.