Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 11.4 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 Switzerland, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
make 77.3% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 69.0% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 40.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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 73.1% less likely to have internet access
In Switzerland, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 36.7% less on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 41.6% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.3% 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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