Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 10.1 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.3 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 69.4% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $108,000 as of 2022, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $33,100 as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 10.4% as of 2022.
pay a 59.1% higher top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 56.8% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 11.0% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turkey, about 81.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.6% less on healthcare
Singapore spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 21.4% more on education
Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 37.3 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Turkey: At a glance
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