Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 33.1% more likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Arkansas, that number is 38.3% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 50.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Arkansas, that number is 4.2% as of 2025.
make 2.5 times more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Arkansas, the GDP per capita is $47,319 as of 2024.
be 16.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 13.0% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Arkansas, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
