Quality of life comparison

be 44.6% less likely to be obese

In Turkmenistan, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

live 4.2 years less

In Turkmenistan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 85.8% less money

Turkmenistan has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2019, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 243.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Turkmenistan, 0.2% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.

have 64.4% more children

In Turkmenistan, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 85.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkmenistan, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.

be 49.0% less likely to be literate

In Turkmenistan, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2015. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.

be 46.2% more likely to have internet access

In Turkmenistan, approximately 25.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.

be 51.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Turkmenistan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Gambia, 49% of the population do as of 2019.

be 10.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Turkmenistan, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 42.4% less on healthcare

Turkmenistan spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.