Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Illinois instead of Turkey, you would:
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Illinois, the GDP per capita is $70,691 as of 2024.
be 49.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Illinois, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
be 20.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Illinois, however, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 10.6% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Illinois, about 89.6% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
