Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 46.8% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 15.3% of people as of 2024.
see 2.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Spain spends $4,935 as of 2023.
have 92.0% more doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Spain has 42.9 as of 2022.
have 11.8% more access to essential health services
Turkey scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Spain scores 85 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Spain, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,627 as of 2025.
be 21.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Spain, that number is 10.4% as of 2025.
be 55.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 13.0% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Spain, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2022.
Life
be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 67.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.
have 40.9% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.1% more on education
Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 31.1% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
Safety
be 78.6% less likely to be murdered
Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 46.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Spain, they kill 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 67.4% more home broadband
Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Spain has 39.2 as of 2024.
use 39.3% more electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Spain uses 5,196 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 74.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Spain, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 16.2% less CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Spain emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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