Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 85.4% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 48.9% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 72.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 35.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 85.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 51.5% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 24.4% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 90.7% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 66.5% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
How big is South Korea compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.