Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 67.7% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In China, that number is 9.3% of people as of 2024.
have 39.2% more doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. China has 31.1 as of 2022.
see 16.0% less spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). China spends $1,487 as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In China, it is 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 45.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In China, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
make 25.5% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in China, the GDP per capita is $13,862 as of 2025.
Life
be 48.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In China, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 38.5% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 25.8% more on education
Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. China spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 38.8% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In China, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
Safety
be 84.5% less likely to be murdered
Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In China, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 48.9% more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Turkey, 61% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2022. In China, that number is 91% as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In China, they kill 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.0 times more home broadband
Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. China has 47.2 as of 2024.
live with 13.3% less strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. China withdraws 42% as of 2022.
use 74.9% more electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. China uses 6,524 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 64.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In China, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
emit 73.2% more CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. China emits 9.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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