Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kentucky instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Kentucky, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 45.7% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Kentucky, the GDP per capita is $50,135 as of 2024.
be 62.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kentucky, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
