Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 32.1% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cyprus, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 32.7% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2020.
be 48.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 64.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cyprus, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 56.8% 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 Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
have 26.0% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cyprus, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cyprus, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.9% more on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cyprus spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 62.8% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.0% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cyprus: At a glance
How big is Cyprus compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.