Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Uzbekistan, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 93.4% more likely to be obese
In Uzbekistan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.1 times more money
Uzbekistan has a GDP per capita of $7,000 as of 2020, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Uzbekistan, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
pay a 52.2% higher top tax rate
Uzbekistan has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 41.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uzbekistan, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 55.7% more likely to have internet access
In Uzbekistan, approximately 50.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Turkey, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.7% less on education
Uzbekistan spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkey spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 23.2% less on healthcare
Uzbekistan spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% 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.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Uzbekistan? See an in-depth size comparison.