Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Armenia instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 37.1% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Armenia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 55.6% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Armenia, the GDP per capita is $12,600 as of 2020.
be 38.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Armenia, that number is 18.9% as of 2017.
be 83.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Armenia, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 37.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Armenia, on the other hand, 12.2 children do as of 2022.
be 52.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Armenia, 26.0 women do as of 2017.
have 22.3% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Armenia, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 37.2% less on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Armenia spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Armenia, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Armenia: At a glance
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