Armenia
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Armenia.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the etymology of the country's name remains obscure.
CIA 2026
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Armenia vs Turkey
123 shared metrics.
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Turkey
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Turkey.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Turkey leads in 72 of 123 shared metrics, while Armenia leads in 51.
Armenia's Spirits Consumption is 4.6x that of Turkey (2.0 L/person/yr vs 0.37 L/person/yr).
Armenia's Protected Land (%) is 4.6x that of Turkey (38.9% vs 7.0%).
Armenia's High-Tech Exports (%) is 3.6x that of Turkey (23.64% vs 5.1%).
Armenia's Freedom of Expression Index is 3.1x that of Turkey (0.73 vs 0.18).
Armenia's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 2.5x that of Turkey (2.7 per 100k people vs 0.77 per 100k people).
Key Comparisons
Spirits ConsumptionArmenia leads
Armenia
2.0 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.37 L/person/yr
Protected Land (%)Armenia leads
Armenia
38.9%
Turkey
7.0%
High-Tech Exports (%)Armenia leads
Armenia
23.64%
Turkey
5.1%
Freedom of Expression IndexArmenia leads
Armenia
0.73
Turkey
0.18
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleArmenia leads
Armenia
2.7 per 100k people
Turkey
0.77 per 100k people
Liberal Democracy IndexArmenia leads
Armenia
0.37
Turkey
0.11
All Metrics
Spirits Consumption
ArmeniaArmenia
2.0 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.37 L/person/yr
456% higher
Protected Land (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
38.9%
Turkey
7.0%
456% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
23.64%
Turkey
5.1%
360% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
ArmeniaArmenia
0.73
Turkey
0.18
309% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ArmeniaArmenia
2.7 per 100k people
Turkey
0.77 per 100k people
251% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
ArmeniaArmenia
0.37
Turkey
0.11
237% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
ArmeniaArmenia
28.23% of firms
Turkey
9.4% of firms
199% higher
Military Spending
ArmeniaArmenia
5.5% of GDP
Turkey
1.9% of GDP
185% higher
Imports (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
76.44% of GDP
Turkey
27.03% of GDP
183% higher
Informal Employment Share
ArmeniaArmenia
76.14% of employed people
Turkey
27.71% of employed people
175% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
10.0% of GDP
Turkey
3.7% of GDP
169% higher
Exports (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
73.63% of GDP
Turkey
27.57% of GDP
167% higher
Alcohol Consumption
ArmeniaArmenia
4.3 L/adult/yr
Turkey
1.7 L/adult/yr
153% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
ArmeniaArmenia
0.61
Turkey
0.29
110% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
13.6 per 100k
Turkey
6.5 per 100k
109% higher
Domestic Patents
TurkeyArmenia
40
Turkey
8.2K
100% lower
Air Passengers
TurkeyArmenia
1.31M
Turkey
125.94M
99% lower
Forest Area
TurkeyArmenia
3.3K km²
Turkey
226.9K km²
99% lower
Inflation Rate
TurkeyArmenia
0.30%
Turkey
58.5%
99% lower
Scientific Publications
TurkeyArmenia
655.3
Turkey
52.7K
99% lower
Tourist Arrivals
TurkeyArmenia
375.0K
Turkey
15.97M
98% lower
GDP (Nominal)
TurkeyArmenia
$25,955,275,380.03
Turkey
$1,359,123,768,774.12
98% lower
Tourism Revenue
TurkeyArmenia
$303,000,000
Turkey
$13,771,000,000
98% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
TurkeyArmenia
7.5 Mt CO2e
Turkey
460.03 Mt CO2e
98% lower
Foreign Patents
TurkeyArmenia
8.0
Turkey
242
97% lower
Irrigated Land
TurkeyArmenia
1.6K km²
Turkey
52.1K km²
97% lower
Electricity Generation
TurkeyArmenia
8.8 TWh
Turkey
341.22 TWh
97% lower
Population
TurkeyArmenia
2.96M
Turkey
84.63M
96% lower
Land Area
TurkeyArmenia
28.2K km²
Turkey
769.6K km²
96% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
TurkeyArmenia
4.26M kW
Turkey
106.28M kW
96% lower
Water Withdrawal
TurkeyArmenia
3.1 B m³
Turkey
64.47 B m³
95% lower
Railway Length
TurkeyArmenia
686 km
Turkey
11.5K km
94% lower
Railway Network
TurkeyArmenia
698.4 km
Turkey
10.5K km
93% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
TurkeyArmenia
0.19% of firms
Turkey
2.4% of firms
92% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
TurkeyArmenia
47.0K
Turkey
512.0K
91% lower
Airports
TurkeyArmenia
11
Turkey
116
91% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
TurkeyArmenia
0.18% of GDP
Turkey
1.3% of GDP
86% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
TurkeyArmenia
3.0 sites
Turkey
22 sites
86% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
36.45%
Turkey
19.87%
83% higher
Credit Card Ownership
TurkeyArmenia
7.7% of adults
Turkey
43.67% of adults
82% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
47.88% of GDP
Turkey
26.62% of GDP
80% higher
GDP Growth Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
5.9%
Turkey
3.3%
77% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
ArmeniaArmenia
$674.79
Turkey
$385.88
75% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
ArmeniaArmenia
56.14% of firms
Turkey
32.76% of firms
71% higher
Time Zones Count
TurkeyArmenia
1.0 time zones
Turkey
3.0 time zones
67% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
ArmeniaArmenia
20 days/yr
Turkey
12 days/yr
67% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
26.24% of youth labor force
Turkey
16.04% of youth labor force
64% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
TurkeyArmenia
11.62%
Turkey
29.48%
61% lower
University Enrollment Rate
TurkeyArmenia
52.77%
Turkey
127.58%
59% lower
Water Stress (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
44.79%
Turkey
28.4%
58% higher
Unemployment Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
13.33%
Turkey
8.4%
58% higher
Researchers
TurkeyArmenia
1.0K per 1M
Turkey
2.5K per 1M
58% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
ArmeniaArmenia
0.88
Turkey
0.56
57% higher
CO2 Per Capita
TurkeyArmenia
2.5 t/person/yr
Turkey
5.9 t/person/yr
57% lower
Death Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
9.6 per 1k
Turkey
6.2 per 1k
55% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
TurkeyArmenia
211.93 gCO2/kWh
Turkey
474.74 gCO2/kWh
55% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ArmeniaArmenia
4.6 per 1k
Turkey
3.0 per 1k
53% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
ArmeniaArmenia
3.4 per 1k
Turkey
2.2 per 1k
50% higher
Border Neighbors
TurkeyArmenia
4.0
Turkey
8.0
50% lower
Women in Senior Management
ArmeniaArmenia
31.88% of managers
Turkey
21.45% of managers
49% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
TurkeyArmenia
$22,823.18
Turkey
$45,122.93
49% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
ArmeniaArmenia
46 pts
Turkey
31 pts
48% higher
Land Border Length
TurkeyArmenia
1.6K km
Turkey
2.8K km
44% lower
GNI Per Capita
TurkeyArmenia
$7,810
Turkey
$13,460
42% lower
Political Corruption Index
TurkeyArmenia
0.47
Turkey
0.80
41% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ArmeniaArmenia
30.58 µg/m³
Turkey
21.61 µg/m³
41% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
TurkeyArmenia
0.51% of GDP
Turkey
0.86% of GDP
41% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
ArmeniaArmenia
47% of adults
Turkey
33.5% of adults
40% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
TurkeyArmenia
26.58% of adults
Turkey
44.39% of adults
40% lower
Inequality (Gini)
TurkeyArmenia
27.2
Turkey
44.5
39% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
TurkeyArmenia
1.7% of firms
Turkey
2.5% of firms
34% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
TurkeyArmenia
2.4K kWh/person
Turkey
3.6K kWh/person
33% lower
Elderly Population (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
13.7%
Turkey
10.28%
33% higher
Homicide Rate
TurkeyArmenia
2.2 per 100k
Turkey
3.2 per 100k
32% lower
Beer Consumption
ArmeniaArmenia
0.85 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.66 L/person/yr
29% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
TurkeyArmenia
1.3K kg oil eq/person
Turkey
1.8K kg oil eq/person
27% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
22.37% of GDP
Turkey
17.62% of GDP
27% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
TurkeyArmenia
17.36% of adults
Turkey
23.32% of adults
26% lower
Urban Population (%)
TurkeyArmenia
65.81%
Turkey
89.34%
26% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
135 per 100 people
Turkey
108 per 100 people
25% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
TurkeyArmenia
9.1%
Turkey
12%
24% lower
Birth Rate
TurkeyArmenia
10.24 per 1k
Turkey
13.56 per 1k
24% lower
Child Mortality
TurkeyArmenia
10 per 1k births
Turkey
12.8 per 1k births
22% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
TurkeyArmenia
2.4% of GDP
Turkey
3.1% of GDP
21% lower
Highest Elevation
TurkeyArmenia
4.1K m
Turkey
5.1K m
20% lower
Obesity Rate
TurkeyArmenia
27.87%
Turkey
34.26%
19% lower
Smoking Rate
TurkeyArmenia
24.9%
Turkey
30.5%
18% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
ArmeniaArmenia
45.64 kg/person/yr
Turkey
38.87 kg/person/yr
17% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
58.59%
Turkey
50.14%
17% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
TurkeyArmenia
26.2% of adults
Turkey
31.1% of adults
16% lower
Digital Payments Used
TurkeyArmenia
60.58% of adults
Turkey
71.42% of adults
15% lower
Broadband Access (%)
TurkeyArmenia
19 per 100 people
Turkey
22 per 100 people
14% lower
Teen Birth Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
13.45 per 1k
Turkey
12.05 per 1k
12% higher
Fertility Rate
TurkeyArmenia
1.7 children/woman
Turkey
1.9 children/woman
12% lower
Median Age
ArmeniaArmenia
35.8 years
Turkey
32.5 years
10% higher
Youth Population (%)
TurkeyArmenia
19.24%
Turkey
21.45%
10% lower
Suicide Rate
TurkeyArmenia
2.5 per 100k
Turkey
2.7 per 100k
9% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
ArmeniaArmenia
209.03 kg/person/yr
Turkey
193.94 kg/person/yr
8% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
TurkeyArmenia
38.8 hrs/week
Turkey
42 hrs/week
8% lower
Internet Users (%)
TurkeyArmenia
80%
Turkey
87%
8% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
TurkeyArmenia
74.61 per 100k
Turkey
80.55 per 100k
7% lower
Dependency Ratio
ArmeniaArmenia
49.12% of working-age pop.
Turkey
46.48% of working-age pop.
6% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
TurkeyArmenia
93.66%
Turkey
99.28%
6% lower
Human Development Index
TurkeyArmenia
0.81
Turkey
0.85
5% lower
Population Density
TurkeyArmenia
105.12 /km²
Turkey
110.87 /km²
5% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
ArmeniaArmenia
5.8 kg/person/yr
Turkey
5.5 kg/person/yr
5% higher
Solar Electricity Share
ArmeniaArmenia
11.01%
Turkey
10.53%
5% higher
Life Evaluation Score
ArmeniaArmenia
5.6 pts
Turkey
5.3 pts
5% higher
Capital Elevation
ArmeniaArmenia
987 m
Turkey
938 m
5% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
99.84%
Turkey
97.26%
3% higher
Infant Mortality
TurkeyArmenia
8.9 per 1k births
Turkey
9.1 per 1k births
2% lower
Coastline Length
TurkeyArmenia
0 km
Turkey
7.2K km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
TurkeyArmenia
0%
Turkey
34.31%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
TurkeyArmenia
0%
Turkey
11.14%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
100%
Turkey
100%
equal
Life Expectancy
ArmeniaArmenia
77.5 years
Turkey
77.2 years
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
TurkeyArmenia
0 per 1M people
Turkey
0.04 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
ArmeniaArmenia
400 m
Turkey
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
ArmeniaArmenia
1.0
Turkey
1.0
equal
Can Raise Emergency Money
TurkeyArmenia
92.24% of adults
Turkey
92.54% of adults
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
TurkeyArmenia
-6.7% of GDP
Turkey
-1.9% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
TurkeyArmenia
0 per 1M people
Turkey
2.3 per 1M people
ranked lower
Food Waste per Person
TurkeyArmenia
162.72 kg/person/yr
Turkey
162.74 kg/person/yr
equal
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