Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Armenia instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Armenia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 13.2% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Armenia, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2024.
see 14.9% more spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Armenia spends $2,033 as of 2023.
have 50.3% more doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Armenia has 33.6 as of 2022.
have 10.5% less access to essential health services
Turkey scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Armenia scores 68 as of 2021.
Economy
be 51.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Armenia, that number is 12.9% as of 2025.
be 66.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 13.0% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Armenia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2024.
make 49.1% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Armenia, the GDP per capita is $9,474 as of 2025.
Life
be 26.7% more 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 Armenia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 21.3% less on education
Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Armenia spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Armenia, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 31.6% less likely to be murdered
Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Armenia, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Armenia, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 13.3% less home broadband
Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Armenia has 20.3 as of 2024.
live with 29.4% more strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Armenia withdraws 62% as of 2022.
use 36.0% less electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Armenia uses 2,386 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 54.1% less CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 79.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Armenia, it causes 70.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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