Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maryland instead of Turkey, you would:
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Maryland, the GDP per capita is $69,127 as of 2024.
be 60.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
be 37.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Maryland, however, that number is 9.0% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 13.1% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Maryland, about 91.6% 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.
