Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
be 15.3 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2017, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $27,000 as of 2017.
be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkey, that number is 10.9% as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vietnam, 8.0% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Turkey, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 60.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 24.6% less on education
Vietnam spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Turkey spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 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 Vietnam? See an in-depth size comparison.