Russia
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Identity
Formal name: Russian Federation.
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Identity
Name origin: Russian lands were referred to as Muscovy until PETER I declared the Empire of All Russias in 1721.
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Matchup file
Russia vs Turkey
128 shared metrics.
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Turkey
Quick context before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Turkey.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name means "Land of the Turks".
CIA 2026
Analysis
Russia leads in 71 of 128 shared metrics, while Turkey leads in 57.
Russia's Foreign Patents is 46.1x that of Turkey (11.4K vs 242).
Russia's Forest Area is 34.9x that of Turkey (8.15M km² vs 226.9K km²).
Russia's Land Area is 20.3x that of Turkey (16.38M km² vs 769.6K km²).
Russia's Firms Asked for Bribes is 10.0x that of Turkey (26.8% of firms vs 2.4% of firms).
Russia's Spirits Consumption is 7.6x that of Turkey (3.2 L/person/yr vs 0.37 L/person/yr).
Key Comparisons
Foreign PatentsRussia leads
Russia
11.4K
Turkey
242
Forest AreaRussia leads
Russia
8.15M km²
Turkey
226.9K km²
Land AreaRussia leads
Russia
16.38M km²
Turkey
769.6K km²
Firms Asked for BribesRussia leads
Russia
26.8% of firms
Turkey
2.4% of firms
Spirits ConsumptionRussia leads
Russia
3.2 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.37 L/person/yr
Railway NetworkRussia leads
Russia
85.5K km
Turkey
10.5K km
All Metrics
Foreign Patents
RussiaRussia
11.4K
Turkey
242
4614% higher
Forest Area
RussiaRussia
8.15M km²
Turkey
226.9K km²
3494% higher
Land Area
RussiaRussia
16.38M km²
Turkey
769.6K km²
2028% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
RussiaRussia
26.8% of firms
Turkey
2.4% of firms
1003% higher
Spirits Consumption
RussiaRussia
3.2 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.37 L/person/yr
764% higher
Railway Network
RussiaRussia
85.5K km
Turkey
10.5K km
711% higher
Airports
RussiaRussia
938
Turkey
116
709% higher
Land Border Length
RussiaRussia
22.4K km
Turkey
2.8K km
696% higher
Suicide Rate
RussiaRussia
21.37 per 100k
Turkey
2.7 per 100k
694% higher
Railway Length
RussiaRussia
85.5K km
Turkey
11.5K km
644% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
RussiaRussia
16.58% of firms
Turkey
2.5% of firms
559% higher
Alcohol Consumption
RussiaRussia
10.53 L/adult/yr
Turkey
1.7 L/adult/yr
523% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
RussiaRussia
0.19 per 1M people
Turkey
0.04 per 1M people
431% higher
Coastline Length
RussiaRussia
37.7K km
Turkey
7.2K km
423% higher
Beer Consumption
RussiaRussia
3.1 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.66 L/person/yr
363% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
RussiaRussia
2.0K Mt CO2e
Turkey
460.03 Mt CO2e
337% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
RussiaRussia
21.76 kg/person/yr
Turkey
5.5 kg/person/yr
293% higher
Military Spending
RussiaRussia
7.1% of GDP
Turkey
1.9% of GDP
267% higher
Electricity Generation
RussiaRussia
1.2K TWh
Turkey
341.22 TWh
255% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
RussiaRussia
5.6K kg oil eq/person
Turkey
1.8K kg oil eq/person
203% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
RussiaRussia
1.45M
Turkey
512.0K
184% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
RussiaRussia
301.93M kW
Turkey
106.28M kW
184% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
RussiaRussia
$1,078.23
Turkey
$385.88
179% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
RussiaRussia
24.25% of firms
Turkey
9.4% of firms
157% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
RussiaRussia
2.9K
Turkey
1.2K
149% higher
Domestic Patents
RussiaRussia
19.6K
Turkey
8.2K
138% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
RussiaRussia
28 days/yr
Turkey
12 days/yr
133% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
RussiaRussia
7.0 per 1k
Turkey
3.0 per 1k
133% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
RussiaRussia
5.1 per 1k
Turkey
2.2 per 1k
128% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
RussiaRussia
87.81 kg/person/yr
Turkey
38.87 kg/person/yr
126% higher
Death Rate
RussiaRussia
13.93 per 1k
Turkey
6.2 per 1k
125% higher
Homicide Rate
RussiaRussia
6.8 per 100k
Turkey
3.2 per 100k
110% higher
CO2 Per Capita
RussiaRussia
12.29 t/person/yr
Turkey
5.9 t/person/yr
110% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
RussiaRussia
7.2K kWh/person
Turkey
3.6K kWh/person
101% higher
Solar Electricity Share
TurkeyRussia
0.24%
Turkey
10.53%
98% lower
Wind Electricity Share
TurkeyRussia
0.31%
Turkey
11.14%
97% lower
Water Stress (%)
TurkeyRussia
1.5%
Turkey
28.4%
95% lower
Women in Senior Management
RussiaRussia
41.72% of managers
Turkey
21.45% of managers
94% higher
Population Density
TurkeyRussia
8.8 /km²
Turkey
110.87 /km²
92% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
RussiaRussia
9.7%
Turkey
5.1%
89% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
RussiaRussia
6.9% of GDP
Turkey
3.7% of GDP
87% higher
Inflation Rate
TurkeyRussia
8.4%
Turkey
58.5%
86% lower
Capital Elevation
TurkeyRussia
156 m
Turkey
938 m
83% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
TurkeyRussia
0.39 per 1M people
Turkey
2.3 per 1M people
83% lower
Nurses & Midwives
RussiaRussia
6.2 per 1k
Turkey
3.4 per 1k
82% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
TurkeyRussia
5.8% of adults
Turkey
23.32% of adults
75% lower
Border Neighbors
RussiaRussia
14
Turkey
8.0
75% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
TurkeyRussia
13.17%
Turkey
50.14%
74% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
RussiaRussia
186 per 100 people
Turkey
108 per 100 people
72% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
TurkeyRussia
3.5%
Turkey
12%
71% lower
Unemployment Rate
TurkeyRussia
2.5%
Turkey
8.4%
70% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
TurkeyRussia
6.0%
Turkey
19.79%
70% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
RussiaRussia
49.78%
Turkey
29.48%
69% higher
Shipping Traffic
TurkeyRussia
3.91M
Turkey
12.37M
68% lower
Time Zones Count
TurkeyRussia
1.0 time zones
Turkey
3.0 time zones
67% lower
Elderly Population (%)
RussiaRussia
17.18%
Turkey
10.28%
67% higher
Population
RussiaRussia
140.13M
Turkey
84.63M
66% higher
Food Waste per Person
TurkeyRussia
55.52 kg/person/yr
Turkey
162.74 kg/person/yr
66% lower
Child Mortality
TurkeyRussia
4.5 per 1k births
Turkey
12.8 per 1k births
65% lower
Protected Land (%)
RussiaRussia
11.5%
Turkey
7.0%
64% higher
Tourism Revenue
TurkeyRussia
$4,961,000,000
Turkey
$13,771,000,000
64% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
RussiaRussia
10.6 per 100k
Turkey
6.5 per 100k
63% higher
Tourist Arrivals
TurkeyRussia
6.36M
Turkey
15.97M
60% lower
Scientific Publications
RussiaRussia
84.3K
Turkey
52.7K
60% higher
GDP (Nominal)
RussiaRussia
$2,173,835,806,671.66
Turkey
$1,359,123,768,774.12
60% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
TurkeyRussia
17.66% of adults
Turkey
44.39% of adults
60% lower
Infant Mortality
TurkeyRussia
3.7 per 1k births
Turkey
9.1 per 1k births
59% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
TurkeyRussia
0.08
Turkey
0.18
55% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
RussiaRussia
34 sites
Turkey
22 sites
55% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
TurkeyRussia
15.15% of firms
Turkey
32.76% of firms
54% lower
University Enrollment Rate
TurkeyRussia
60.39%
Turkey
127.58%
53% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
TurkeyRussia
7.6% of youth labor force
Turkey
16.04% of youth labor force
53% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
RussiaRussia
121.42 per 100k
Turkey
80.55 per 100k
51% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
TurkeyRussia
0.06
Turkey
0.11
49% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
TurkeyRussia
11.27 µg/m³
Turkey
21.61 µg/m³
48% lower
Coal Electricity Share
TurkeyRussia
18.4%
Turkey
34.31%
46% lower
Credit Card Ownership
TurkeyRussia
25.08% of adults
Turkey
43.67% of adults
43% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
TurkeyRussia
0.17
Turkey
0.29
42% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
RussiaRussia
372.47 per 1k people
Turkey
266.03 per 1k people
40% higher
Birth Rate
TurkeyRussia
8.3 per 1k
Turkey
13.56 per 1k
39% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
RussiaRussia
1.1 per 100k people
Turkey
0.77 per 100k people
38% higher
Imports (% GDP)
TurkeyRussia
17.59% of GDP
Turkey
27.03% of GDP
35% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
RussiaRussia
4.2% of GDP
Turkey
3.1% of GDP
35% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
RussiaRussia
44.3% of adults
Turkey
33.5% of adults
32% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
TurkeyRussia
18.5% of GDP
Turkey
26.62% of GDP
31% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
TurkeyRussia
12.07% of GDP
Turkey
17.62% of GDP
31% lower
GDP Growth Rate
RussiaRussia
4.3%
Turkey
3.3%
31% higher
Informal Employment Share
TurkeyRussia
19.23% of employed people
Turkey
27.71% of employed people
31% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
TurkeyRussia
0.93% of GDP
Turkey
1.3% of GDP
30% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
TurkeyRussia
22 pts
Turkey
31 pts
29% lower
Inequality (Gini)
TurkeyRussia
33
Turkey
44.5
26% lower
Digital Payments Used
RussiaRussia
87.42% of adults
Turkey
71.42% of adults
22% higher
Air Passengers
TurkeyRussia
98.87M
Turkey
125.94M
21% lower
Median Age
RussiaRussia
39.5 years
Turkey
32.5 years
21% higher
Exports (% GDP)
TurkeyRussia
21.92% of GDP
Turkey
27.57% of GDP
21% lower
Fertility Rate
TurkeyRussia
1.5 children/woman
Turkey
1.9 children/woman
19% lower
Youth Population (%)
TurkeyRussia
17.28%
Turkey
21.45%
19% lower
Obesity Rate
TurkeyRussia
28.05%
Turkey
34.26%
18% lower
Irrigated Land
TurkeyRussia
43.0K km²
Turkey
52.1K km²
18% lower
Broadband Access (%)
RussiaRussia
25.82 per 100 people
Turkey
22 per 100 people
17% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
TurkeyRussia
16.44%
Turkey
19.87%
17% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
TurkeyRussia
163.57 kg/person/yr
Turkey
193.94 kg/person/yr
16% lower
Urban Population (%)
TurkeyRussia
75.11%
Turkey
89.34%
16% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
TurkeyRussia
26.5% of adults
Turkey
31.1% of adults
15% lower
GNI Per Capita
RussiaRussia
$15,320
Turkey
$13,460
14% higher
Dependency Ratio
RussiaRussia
52.57% of working-age pop.
Turkey
46.48% of working-age pop.
13% higher
Life Evaluation Score
RussiaRussia
5.8 pts
Turkey
5.3 pts
10% higher
Highest Elevation
RussiaRussia
5.6K m
Turkey
5.1K m
10% higher
Teen Birth Rate
RussiaRussia
12.97 per 1k
Turkey
12.05 per 1k
8% higher
Internet Users (%)
RussiaRussia
94.36%
Turkey
87%
8% higher
Researchers
RussiaRussia
2.7K per 1M
Turkey
2.5K per 1M
8% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
TurkeyRussia
38.99 hrs/week
Turkey
42 hrs/week
7% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
TurkeyRussia
92.22%
Turkey
99.28%
7% lower
Life Expectancy
TurkeyRussia
73.3 years
Turkey
77.2 years
5% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
RussiaRussia
$47,404.96
Turkey
$45,122.93
5% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
TurkeyRussia
449.73 gCO2/kWh
Turkey
474.74 gCO2/kWh
5% lower
Smoking Rate
TurkeyRussia
29.2%
Turkey
30.5%
4% lower
Political Corruption Index
TurkeyRussia
0.78
Turkey
0.80
3% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
RussiaRussia
99.93%
Turkey
97.26%
3% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
RussiaRussia
95.61% of adults
Turkey
92.54% of adults
3% higher
Human Development Index
TurkeyRussia
0.83
Turkey
0.85
2% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
TurkeyRussia
0.55
Turkey
0.56
2% lower
Water Withdrawal
RussiaRussia
64.82 B m³
Turkey
64.47 B m³
1% higher
Electricity Access (%)
RussiaRussia
100%
Turkey
100%
equal
Lowest Elevation
TurkeyRussia
-28 m
Turkey
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
RussiaRussia
1.0
Turkey
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
RussiaRussia
1.6% of GDP
Turkey
-1.9% of GDP
ranked higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
TurkeyRussia
-0.44% of GDP
Turkey
0.86% of GDP
ranked lower
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