Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 87.7% more likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.8 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $27,000 as of 2017.
be 59.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Turkey, that number is 10.9% as of 2017.
be 59.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 54.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Turkey, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2015.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 89.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.2% more likely to be literate
In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Turkey, it is 96.2% as of 2017.
be 62.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 41.9 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Turkey, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2020.
have 42.6% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 25.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Turkey, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2017. In Turkey, 100% of the population do as of 2016.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 26.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Turkey, about 71.0% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 3.8 times more coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Turkey: At a glance
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