Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
have 25.4% more doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Uzbekistan has 28.1 as of 2021.
live 4.9 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
see 57.7% less spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Uzbekistan spends $749 as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Uzbekistan, it is 8.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 45.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Uzbekistan, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
be 55.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 13.0% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, however, that number is 5.8% as of 2025.
make 78.7% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $3,968 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 73.3% 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 Uzbekistan, 26.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.0% more 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 Uzbekistan, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 76.5% more on education
Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Uzbekistan spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 57.5% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 56.7% less likely to be murdered
Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, that number is 1.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 43.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Uzbekistan, they kill 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 48.3% more home broadband
Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Uzbekistan has 34.7 as of 2024.
live with 2.6 times more strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Uzbekistan withdraws 123% as of 2022.
use 44.8% less electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Uzbekistan uses 2,059 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 24.0% less CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Uzbekistan emits 4.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, it causes 117.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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