Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Turkey, you would:

Health

be 48.3% less likely to be obese

In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.

live 0.9 years less

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 63.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, that number is 5.0% as of 2017.

pay a 34.3% lower top tax rate

Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

make 75.4% less money

Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $7,000 as of 2020.

Life

be 70.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uzbekistan, 29.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 35.8% less likely to have internet access

In Turkey, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, about 50.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 18.6% more on education

Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Uzbekistan spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 30.2% more on healthcare

Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Committee, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.

Uzbekistan: At a glance

Uzbekistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 425,400 sq km. Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country has lessened its dependence on the cotton monoculture by diversifying agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base. However, longserving septuagenarian President Islom KARIMOV, who rose through the ranks of the Soviet-era State Planning Committee (Gosplan), remains wedded to the concepts of a command economy, creating a challenging environment for foreign investment. Current concerns include post-KARIMOV succession, terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.
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