Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 80.1% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 5.7 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (66 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 47.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 10.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Philippines, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.
make 68.9% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2017, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2017.
Life
have 54.7% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Philippines, there are 22.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 7.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Philippines, 121.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 15.8 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Philippines, on the other hand, 20.0 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 12.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Turkey, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Philippines, 88% of the population do as of 2017.
be 15.5% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Philippines, about 60.0% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 37.2% less on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Philippines spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.