Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
see 95.2% more spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Greece spends $3,454 as of 2023.
have 2.9 times more doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Greece has 65.8 as of 2022.
be 74.0% more likely to die by suicide
Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Greece, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 44.9% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $26,948 as of 2025.
be 44.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 13.0% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.
Life
be 66.7% less 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 Greece, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.0% 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2024.
have 40.0% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 96.0% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 89.9% more coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
Safety
be 74.0% less likely to be murdered
Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 12.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Greece, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 90.7% more home broadband
Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greece has 44.7 as of 2024.
live with 57.5% less strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Greece withdraws 20% as of 2022.
use 25.6% more electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Greece uses 4,686 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 41.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Greece, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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