Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 16.1% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.
see 17.2% less spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Albania spends $1,465 as of 2023.
have 16.0% fewer doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Albania has 18.8 as of 2020.
have 15.8% less access to essential health services
Turkey scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Albania scores 64 as of 2021.
Economy
be 28.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Albania, that number is 10.9% as of 2025.
be 51.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 13.0% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Albania, however, that number is 19.7% as of 2022.
make 30.1% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.
Life
be 53.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Albania, 7.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 64.7% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Albania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.0% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
Safety
be 57.0% less likely to be murdered
Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Albania, that number is 1.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 66.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Albania, they kill 10.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 90.0% less strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Albania withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 22.5% less electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Albania uses 2,892 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 66.7% less CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Albania emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 51.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Albania, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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