Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 25.4% more likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 56.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2018.
be 98.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 86.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
have 17.3% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkey, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.4% less on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 3.3 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Turkey spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Venezuela? See an in-depth size comparison.