Italy
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Identity
Formal name: Italian Republic.
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Identity
Name origin: derivation is unclear.
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Matchup file
Italy vs Turkey
180 shared metrics.
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Turkey
Quick context before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Turkey.
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Identity
Name origin: the name means "Land of the Turks".
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Analysis
Italy leads in 101 of 180 shared metrics, while Turkey leads in 79.
Italy's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 17.7x that of Turkey (14.38 per 100k people vs 0.77 per 100k people).
Italy's Gender Gap in Work is 8.2x that of Turkey (88.99 min/day vs 9.7 min/day).
Italy's Nobel Laureates Born per Million People is 7.9x that of Turkey (0.31 per 1M people vs 0.04 per 1M people).
Italy's Health Spending Per Capita is 7.4x that of Turkey ($3,228.44 vs $385.88).
Italy's Liberal Democracy Index is 4.8x that of Turkey (0.64 vs 0.11).
Key Comparisons
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleItaly leads
Italy
14.38 per 100k people
Turkey
0.77 per 100k people
Gender Gap in WorkItaly leads
Italy
88.99 min/day
Turkey
9.7 min/day
Nobel Laureates Born per Million PeopleItaly leads
Italy
0.31 per 1M people
Turkey
0.04 per 1M people
Health Spending Per CapitaItaly leads
Italy
$3,228.44
Turkey
$385.88
Liberal Democracy IndexItaly leads
Italy
0.64
Turkey
0.11
AirportsItaly leads
Italy
652
Turkey
116
All Metrics
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ItalyItaly
14.38 per 100k people
Turkey
0.77 per 100k people
1767% higher
Gender Gap in Work
ItalyItaly
88.99 min/day
Turkey
9.7 min/day
820% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ItalyItaly
0.31 per 1M people
Turkey
0.04 per 1M people
791% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
ItalyItaly
$3,228.44
Turkey
$385.88
737% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
ItalyItaly
0.64
Turkey
0.11
484% higher
Airports
ItalyItaly
652
Turkey
116
462% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
ItalyItaly
29.64 kg/person/yr
Turkey
5.5 kg/person/yr
436% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
ItalyItaly
11.95 per 1M people
Turkey
2.3 per 1M people
413% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
131.8% of GDP
Turkey
26.62% of GDP
395% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
ItalyItaly
0.76
Turkey
0.18
322% higher
Alcohol Consumption
ItalyItaly
7.0 L/adult/yr
Turkey
1.7 L/adult/yr
312% higher
Low-Wage Workers
ItalyItaly
3.3% of workers
Turkey
0.96% of workers
242% higher
Foreign Patents
ItalyItaly
797
Turkey
242
229% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
ItalyItaly
874.68 per 1k people
Turkey
266.03 per 1k people
229% higher
Protected Land (%)
ItalyItaly
21.6%
Turkey
7.0%
209% higher
GNI Per Capita
ItalyItaly
$38,590
Turkey
$13,460
187% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ItalyItaly
61 sites
Turkey
22 sites
177% higher
Beer Consumption
ItalyItaly
1.8 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.66 L/person/yr
174% higher
Suicide Rate
ItalyItaly
7.0 per 100k
Turkey
2.7 per 100k
160% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
ItalyItaly
0.74
Turkey
0.29
154% higher
Tourist Arrivals
ItalyItaly
38.42M
Turkey
15.97M
141% higher
Elderly Population (%)
ItalyItaly
24.62%
Turkey
10.28%
139% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
8.5% of GDP
Turkey
3.7% of GDP
130% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
ItalyItaly
11.63%
Turkey
5.1%
126% higher
Nurses & Midwives
ItalyItaly
7.7 per 1k
Turkey
3.4 per 1k
125% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
ItalyItaly
21.04% of firms
Turkey
9.4% of firms
123% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
ItalyItaly
80.96 kg/person/yr
Turkey
38.87 kg/person/yr
108% higher
Inflation Rate
TurkeyItaly
1.0%
Turkey
58.5%
98% lower
Capital Elevation
TurkeyItaly
21 m
Turkey
938 m
98% lower
Coal Electricity Share
TurkeyItaly
1.4%
Turkey
34.31%
96% lower
Long-Term Unemployment
ItalyItaly
3.3% of workforce
Turkey
1.7% of workforce
93% higher
Unpaid Work Hours
ItalyItaly
14.39% of adults 15-64
Turkey
7.5% of adults 15-64
92% higher
Long Work Hours
TurkeyItaly
3.0% of employees
Turkey
22.53% of employees
87% lower
Extreme Temperature Exposure
TurkeyItaly
4.1% of population
Turkey
31.61% of population
87% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
ItalyItaly
4.2 per 1k
Turkey
2.2 per 1k
87% higher
Air Passengers
TurkeyItaly
20.26M
Turkey
125.94M
84% lower
Homicide Rate
TurkeyItaly
0.57 per 100k
Turkey
3.2 per 100k
82% lower
Death Rate
ItalyItaly
11.2 per 1k
Turkey
6.2 per 1k
81% higher
Political Corruption Index
TurkeyItaly
0.16
Turkey
0.80
80% lower
Population Density
ItalyItaly
199.46 /km²
Turkey
110.87 /km²
80% higher
GDP Growth Rate
TurkeyItaly
0.69%
Turkey
3.3%
79% lower
Child Mortality
TurkeyItaly
2.8 per 1k births
Turkey
12.8 per 1k births
78% lower
Teen Birth Rate
TurkeyItaly
2.9 per 1k
Turkey
12.05 per 1k
76% lower
GDP (Nominal)
ItalyItaly
$2,380,825,077,243.59
Turkey
$1,359,123,768,774.12
75% higher
Infant Mortality
TurkeyItaly
2.3 per 1k births
Turkey
9.1 per 1k births
75% lower
Scientific Publications
ItalyItaly
90.6K
Turkey
52.7K
72% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
ItalyItaly
53 pts
Turkey
31 pts
71% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
TurkeyItaly
9.6% of firms
Turkey
32.76% of firms
71% lower
Time Zones Count
TurkeyItaly
1.0 time zones
Turkey
3.0 time zones
67% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
ItalyItaly
20 days/yr
Turkey
12 days/yr
67% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
ItalyItaly
0.93
Turkey
0.56
66% higher
Railway Network
ItalyItaly
17.3K km
Turkey
10.5K km
64% higher
Land Area
TurkeyItaly
295.7K km²
Turkey
769.6K km²
62% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
ItalyItaly
32.25%
Turkey
19.87%
62% higher
Railway Length
ItalyItaly
18.5K km
Turkey
11.5K km
61% higher
Informal Employment Share
TurkeyItaly
10.94% of employed people
Turkey
27.71% of employed people
61% lower
Homicide Rate
TurkeyItaly
0.40 per 100k
Turkey
1.0 per 100k
60% lower
Solar Electricity Share
ItalyItaly
16.86%
Turkey
10.53%
60% higher
Gender Pay Gap (%)
TurkeyItaly
4.1% of male wages
Turkey
10.0% of male wages
58% lower
Forest Area
TurkeyItaly
97.3K km²
Turkey
226.9K km²
57% lower
Broadband Access (%)
ItalyItaly
34 per 100 people
Turkey
22 per 100 people
55% higher
Irrigated Land
TurkeyItaly
24.5K km²
Turkey
52.1K km²
53% lower
Tourism Revenue
ItalyItaly
$20,459,000,000
Turkey
$13,771,000,000
49% higher
Water Withdrawal
TurkeyItaly
33.78 B m³
Turkey
64.47 B m³
48% lower
Birth Rate
TurkeyItaly
7.1 per 1k
Turkey
13.56 per 1k
47% lower
Median Age
ItalyItaly
47.5 years
Turkey
32.5 years
46% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
ItalyItaly
17.5%
Turkey
12%
46% higher
Youth Population (%)
TurkeyItaly
11.89%
Turkey
21.45%
45% lower
Youth NEET Rate
TurkeyItaly
12.92% of youth 15-24
Turkey
23.22% of youth 15-24
44% lower
Fuel Poverty
TurkeyItaly
8.6% of adults 16+
Turkey
15.1% of adults 16+
43% lower
Financial Hardship
TurkeyItaly
18.7% of adults 16+
Turkey
32.2% of adults 16+
42% lower
Chronic Pain
ItalyItaly
32% of adults 15+
Turkey
22.5% of adults 15+
42% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
ItalyItaly
5.0K kWh/person
Turkey
3.6K kWh/person
41% higher
Time Satisfaction
ItalyItaly
6.7 pts
Turkey
4.8 pts
40% higher
University Enrollment Rate
TurkeyItaly
75.95%
Turkey
127.58%
40% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
24.71% of GDP
Turkey
17.62% of GDP
40% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
TurkeyItaly
284.78 gCO2/kWh
Turkey
474.74 gCO2/kWh
40% lower
Obesity Rate
TurkeyItaly
21.55%
Turkey
34.26%
37% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
TurkeyItaly
1.6% of firms
Turkey
2.5% of firms
37% lower
Depression Rate
TurkeyItaly
4.2% of adults 15+
Turkey
6.6% of adults 15+
36% lower
Water Stress (%)
TurkeyItaly
18.51%
Turkey
28.4%
35% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ItalyItaly
$60,881.37
Turkey
$45,122.93
35% higher
Land Border Length
TurkeyItaly
1.8K km
Turkey
2.8K km
35% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
TurkeyItaly
299.23 Mt CO2e
Turkey
460.03 Mt CO2e
35% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
TurkeyItaly
338.0K
Turkey
512.0K
34% lower
Digital Payments Used
ItalyItaly
95.78% of adults
Turkey
71.42% of adults
34% higher
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
TurkeyItaly
5.4 vs bottom 20%
Turkey
8.0 vs bottom 20%
33% lower
Job Insecurity
TurkeyItaly
8.6% of earnings at risk
Turkey
12.97% of earnings at risk
33% lower
Road Deaths
TurkeyItaly
5.2 per 100k
Turkey
7.7 per 100k
33% lower
Credit Card Ownership
ItalyItaly
57.88% of adults
Turkey
43.67% of adults
33% higher
Fertility Rate
TurkeyItaly
1.3 children/woman
Turkey
1.9 children/woman
32% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
TurkeyItaly
14.66 µg/m³
Turkey
21.61 µg/m³
32% lower
Job Strain
TurkeyItaly
29.59% of employees
Turkey
42.94% of employees
31% lower
Earnings Inequality
TurkeyItaly
2.3 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
3.4 vs bottom 10%
31% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
4.1% of GDP
Turkey
3.1% of GDP
31% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
1.1% of GDP
Turkey
0.86% of GDP
31% higher
Low Reading Skills
TurkeyItaly
12.94% of students
Turkey
18.46% of students
30% lower
Low Math Skills
TurkeyItaly
12.94% of students
Turkey
18.46% of students
30% lower
Low Science Skills
TurkeyItaly
12.94% of students
Turkey
18.46% of students
30% lower
Overcrowded Housing
TurkeyItaly
16.92% of households
Turkey
23.84% of households
29% lower
Low Adult Numeracy
TurkeyItaly
28.12% of adults
Turkey
39% of adults
28% lower
Population
TurkeyItaly
60.92M
Turkey
84.63M
28% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
TurkeyItaly
22.3% of adults
Turkey
31.1% of adults
28% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
ItalyItaly
20.55% of youth labor force
Turkey
16.04% of youth labor force
28% higher
Voter Turnout
TurkeyItaly
63.79% of votes
Turkey
87.05% of votes
27% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
ItalyItaly
246.88 kg/person/yr
Turkey
193.94 kg/person/yr
27% higher
Smoking Rate
TurkeyItaly
22.4%
Turkey
30.5%
27% lower
Wind Electricity Share
TurkeyItaly
8.1%
Turkey
11.14%
27% lower
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
ItalyItaly
11.11 per 100k
Turkey
8.8 per 100k
26% higher
Spirits Consumption
ItalyItaly
0.46 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.37 L/person/yr
25% higher
Domestic Patents
ItalyItaly
10.3K
Turkey
8.2K
25% higher
Border Neighbors
TurkeyItaly
6.0
Turkey
8.0
25% lower
Life Satisfaction
ItalyItaly
7.2 pts
Turkey
5.8 pts
24% higher
Dependency Ratio
ItalyItaly
57.52% of working-age pop.
Turkey
46.48% of working-age pop.
24% higher
Life Evaluation Score
ItalyItaly
6.6 pts
Turkey
5.3 pts
24% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
ItalyItaly
2.3K kg oil eq/person
Turkey
1.8K kg oil eq/person
24% higher
Inequality (Gini)
TurkeyItaly
34.3
Turkey
44.5
23% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ItalyItaly
133 per 100 people
Turkey
108 per 100 people
23% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
TurkeyItaly
5.0 per 100k
Turkey
6.5 per 100k
23% lower
Job Satisfaction
ItalyItaly
7.2 pts
Turkey
5.9 pts
22% higher
Urban Population (%)
TurkeyItaly
69.6%
Turkey
89.34%
22% lower
Electricity Generation
TurkeyItaly
264.63 TWh
Turkey
341.22 TWh
22% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
ItalyItaly
128.69M kW
Turkey
106.28M kW
21% higher
Unemployment Rate
TurkeyItaly
6.8%
Turkey
8.4%
20% lower
Employment Rate (%)
ItalyItaly
70.05% of adults 25-64
Turkey
59.24% of adults 25-64
18% higher
Exports (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
32.51% of GDP
Turkey
27.57% of GDP
18% higher
Women in Senior Management
ItalyItaly
25.25% of managers
Turkey
21.45% of managers
18% higher
Self-Rated Health
ItalyItaly
75.4% reporting good health
Turkey
64.4% reporting good health
17% higher
Poor Health
TurkeyItaly
5.9% reporting poor health
Turkey
7.1% reporting poor health
17% lower
Lack of Support
TurkeyItaly
13.3% of adults 15+
Turkey
16.02% of adults 15+
17% lower
Military Spending
TurkeyItaly
1.6% of GDP
Turkey
1.9% of GDP
16% lower
Numeracy Gap
TurkeyItaly
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
2.0 vs bottom 10%
15% lower
Food Waste per Person
TurkeyItaly
139 kg/person/yr
Turkey
162.74 kg/person/yr
15% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
TurkeyItaly
36 hrs/week
Turkey
42 hrs/week
14% lower
Leisure Time
ItalyItaly
16.47 hrs/day
Turkey
14.61 hrs/day
13% higher
CO2 Per Capita
TurkeyItaly
5.1 t/person/yr
Turkey
5.9 t/person/yr
13% lower
Researchers
ItalyItaly
2.8K per 1M
Turkey
2.5K per 1M
13% higher
Relationship Satisfaction
ItalyItaly
7.3 pts
Turkey
6.5 pts
12% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
TurkeyItaly
44.26%
Turkey
50.14%
12% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
ItalyItaly
32.89%
Turkey
29.48%
12% higher
Imports (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
30.32% of GDP
Turkey
27.03% of GDP
12% higher
Adult Numeracy
ItalyItaly
244.56 pts
Turkey
219.43 pts
11% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
ItalyItaly
88.81 per 100k
Turkey
80.55 per 100k
10% higher
Social Time
TurkeyItaly
7.5 hrs/week
Turkey
8.2 hrs/week
9% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
ItalyItaly
1.3K
Turkey
1.2K
9% higher
Average Earnings
ItalyItaly
$51,018.98
Turkey
$47,252.57
8% higher
Adult Literacy
ItalyItaly
245.73 pts
Turkey
226.54 pts
8% higher
Life Expectancy
ItalyItaly
83.7 years
Turkey
77.2 years
8% higher
Highest Elevation
TurkeyItaly
4.7K m
Turkey
5.1K m
8% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
TurkeyItaly
40.8% of adults
Turkey
44.39% of adults
8% lower
Poverty Rate
TurkeyItaly
12.23% of population
Turkey
13.15% of population
7% lower
Human Development Index
ItalyItaly
0.92
Turkey
0.85
7% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ItalyItaly
3.2 per 1k
Turkey
3.0 per 1k
7% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
ItalyItaly
2.6% of firms
Turkey
2.4% of firms
7% higher
Reading Skills
ItalyItaly
481.6 pts
Turkey
456.08 pts
6% higher
Low Adult Literacy
TurkeyItaly
6.3% of adults
Turkey
6.7% of adults
6% lower
Coastline Length
ItalyItaly
7.6K km
Turkey
7.2K km
6% higher
Shipping Traffic
TurkeyItaly
11.58M
Turkey
12.37M
6% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
ItalyItaly
20.93%
Turkey
19.79%
6% higher
Housing Affordability
TurkeyItaly
77.43% of income
Turkey
81.12% of income
5% lower
Housing Cost Burden
TurkeyItaly
14.26% of households
Turkey
14.94% of households
5% lower
Safety at Night
ItalyItaly
62% feeling safe at night
Turkey
59% feeling safe at night
5% higher
Literacy Gap
TurkeyItaly
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.7 vs bottom 10%
5% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
ItalyItaly
1.4% of GDP
Turkey
1.3% of GDP
5% higher
Home Internet Access
TurkeyItaly
88.49% of households
Turkey
91.95% of households
4% lower
Math Skills
ItalyItaly
471.26 pts
Turkey
453.15 pts
4% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
TurkeyItaly
88.63% of adults
Turkey
92.54% of adults
4% lower
Social Support
ItalyItaly
85.95% of adults 15+
Turkey
83.18% of adults 15+
3% higher
Internet Users (%)
ItalyItaly
89.22%
Turkey
87%
3% higher
Math Score Gap
TurkeyItaly
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.7 vs bottom 10%
2% lower
Science Score Gap
ItalyItaly
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.6 vs bottom 10%
2% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
ItalyItaly
34.2% of adults
Turkey
33.5% of adults
2% higher
Air Pollution Exposure
TurkeyItaly
99.09% of population
Turkey
99.8% of population
1% lower
Reading Score Gap
ItalyItaly
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.7 vs bottom 10%
1% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
ItalyItaly
99.88%
Turkey
99.28%
1% higher
Science Skills
ItalyItaly
477.46 pts
Turkey
475.94 pts
equal
Electricity Access (%)
ItalyItaly
100%
Turkey
100%
equal
Lowest Elevation
ItalyItaly
0 m
Turkey
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
ItalyItaly
1.0
Turkey
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
ItalyItaly
1.2% of GDP
Turkey
-1.9% of GDP
ranked higher
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