Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 43.1% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
live 0.9 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 77 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 39.7% less spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 75.8% fewer doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 6.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 90.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 58.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 13.0% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 56.7% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.3 times more 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 Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
have 26.2% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.7% less on education
Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 55.3% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 3.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 52.0% less strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
find 36.4% less home broadband
Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
use 20.5% less electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 25.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Thailand, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 26.4% less CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 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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