Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 10.9 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
be 98.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
make 69.4% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 62.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 61.7% more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 73.4% less likely to have internet access
In Sweden, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 59.2% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 39.4% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 10.9% 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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