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Turkey vs United Kingdom

173 shared metrics.

TurkeyLeads in 80

vs173 shared

United KingdomLeads in 93

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Turkey

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Turkey.

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Identity

Name origin: the name means "Land of the Turks".

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United Kingdom

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Identity

Formal name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales.

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Identity

Name origin: the name United Kingdom is self-descriptive.

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Analysis

United Kingdom leads in 93 of 173 shared metrics, while Turkey leads in 80.

Turkey's Coal Electricity Share is 310.9x that of United Kingdom (34.31% vs 0.11%).

Turkey's Capital Elevation is 233.5x that of United Kingdom (938 m vs 4.0 m).

Turkey's Irrigated Land is 71.6x that of United Kingdom (52.1K km² vs 718 km²).

Turkey's Overcrowded Housing is 30.1x that of United Kingdom (23.84% of households vs 0.77% of households).

Turkey's Political Corruption Index is 18.1x that of United Kingdom (0.80 vs 0.04).

Key Comparisons

Coal Electricity ShareTurkey leads

Turkey

34.31%

United Kingdom

0.11%

Capital ElevationTurkey leads

Turkey

938 m

United Kingdom

4.0 m

Irrigated LandTurkey leads

Turkey

52.1K km²

United Kingdom

718 km²

Overcrowded HousingTurkey leads

Turkey

23.84% of households

United Kingdom

0.77% of households

Political Corruption IndexTurkey leads

Turkey

0.80

United Kingdom

0.04

Inflation RateTurkey leads

Turkey

58.5%

United Kingdom

3.3%

All Metrics

Coal Electricity Share

Turkey

34.31%

United Kingdom

0.11%

31091% higher

Capital Elevation

Turkey

938 m

United Kingdom

4.0 m

23350% higher

Irrigated Land

Turkey

52.1K km²

United Kingdom

718 km²

7163% higher

Overcrowded Housing

Turkey

23.84% of households

United Kingdom

0.77% of households

3014% higher

Political Corruption Index

Turkey

0.80

United Kingdom

0.04

1814% higher

Inflation Rate

Turkey

58.5%

United Kingdom

3.3%

1673% higher

Border Neighbors

Turkey

8.0

United Kingdom

1.0

700% higher

Water Withdrawal

Turkey

64.47 B m³

United Kingdom

8.4 B m³

666% higher

Forest Area

Turkey

226.9K km²

United Kingdom

32.2K km²

606% higher

Land Border Length

Turkey

2.8K km

United Kingdom

499 km

464% higher

Water Stress (%)

Turkey

28.4%

United Kingdom

5.8%

389% higher

Financial Hardship

Turkey

32.2% of adults 16+

United Kingdom

7.2% of adults 16+

347% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Turkey

2.5% of firms

United Kingdom

0.62% of firms

307% higher

Job Insecurity

Turkey

12.97% of earnings at risk

United Kingdom

3.3% of earnings at risk

293% higher

Highest Elevation

Turkey

5.1K m

United Kingdom

1.3K m

282% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Turkey

512.0K

United Kingdom

153.0K

235% higher

Land Area

Turkey

769.6K km²

United Kingdom

241.9K km²

218% higher

Road Deaths

Turkey

7.7 per 100k

United Kingdom

2.5 per 100k

209% higher

Time Zones Count

Turkey

3.0 time zones

United Kingdom

1.0 time zones

200% higher

GDP Growth Rate

Turkey

3.3%

United Kingdom

1.1%

195% higher

Homicide Rate

Turkey

3.2 per 100k

United Kingdom

1.1 per 100k

189% higher

Child Mortality

Turkey

12.8 per 1k births

United Kingdom

4.5 per 1k births

184% higher

Fuel Poverty

Turkey

15.1% of adults 16+

United Kingdom

5.4% of adults 16+

180% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Turkey

6.5 per 100k

United Kingdom

2.4 per 100k

171% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Turkey

31.1% of adults

United Kingdom

12.3% of adults

153% higher

Homicide Rate

Turkey

1.0 per 100k

United Kingdom

0.40 per 100k

150% higher

Long Work Hours

Turkey

22.53% of employees

United Kingdom

9.2% of employees

144% higher

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Turkey

32.76% of firms

United Kingdom

14.29% of firms

129% higher

Infant Mortality

Turkey

9.1 per 1k births

United Kingdom

4.0 per 1k births

127% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Turkey

29.48%

United Kingdom

13.29%

122% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Turkey

21.61 µg/m³

United Kingdom

9.9 µg/m³

118% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Turkey

474.74 gCO2/kWh

United Kingdom

217.41 gCO2/kWh

118% higher

Smoking Rate

Turkey

30.5%

United Kingdom

14.2%

115% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Turkey

44.39% of adults

United Kingdom

21.22% of adults

109% higher

Job Strain

Turkey

42.94% of employees

United Kingdom

20.7% of employees

107% higher

Unemployment Rate

Turkey

8.4%

United Kingdom

4.1%

106% higher

Long-Term Unemployment

Turkey

1.7% of workforce

United Kingdom

0.86% of workforce

103% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

United Kingdom

Turkey

0.04 per 1M people

United Kingdom

1.5 per 1M people

98% lower

Foreign Patents

United Kingdom

Turkey

242

United Kingdom

7.3K

97% lower

Low-Wage Workers

United Kingdom

Turkey

0.96% of workers

United Kingdom

23.5% of workers

96% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

United Kingdom

Turkey

$385.88

United Kingdom

$5,366.78

93% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

United Kingdom

Turkey

0.77 per 100k people

United Kingdom

11.49 per 100k people

93% lower

Airports

United Kingdom

Turkey

116

United Kingdom

1.1K

89% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

United Kingdom

Turkey

2.3 per 1M people

United Kingdom

21.22 per 1M people

89% lower

Spirits Consumption

United Kingdom

Turkey

0.37 L/person/yr

United Kingdom

2.6 L/person/yr

86% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

United Kingdom

Turkey

0.11

United Kingdom

0.69

84% lower

Alcohol Consumption

United Kingdom

Turkey

1.7 L/adult/yr

United Kingdom

10.73 L/adult/yr

84% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

United Kingdom

Turkey

5.1%

United Kingdom

29.72%

83% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Turkey

26.62% of GDP

United Kingdom

131.07% of GDP

80% lower

Beer Consumption

United Kingdom

Turkey

0.66 L/person/yr

United Kingdom

3.1 L/person/yr

79% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

United Kingdom

Turkey

0.18

United Kingdom

0.83

79% lower

Protected Land (%)

United Kingdom

Turkey

7.0%

United Kingdom

28.4%

75% lower

GNI Per Capita

United Kingdom

Turkey

$13,460

United Kingdom

$49,470

73% lower

Suicide Rate

United Kingdom

Turkey

2.7 per 100k

United Kingdom

9.6 per 100k

72% lower

Food Waste per Person

Turkey

162.74 kg/person/yr

United Kingdom

95.2 kg/person/yr

71% higher

Youth NEET Rate

Turkey

23.22% of youth 15-24

United Kingdom

13.75% of youth 15-24

69% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

United Kingdom

Turkey

5.5 kg/person/yr

United Kingdom

18.13 kg/person/yr

69% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Turkey

3.7% of GDP

United Kingdom

10.87% of GDP

66% lower

GDP (Nominal)

United Kingdom

Turkey

$1,359,123,768,774.12

United Kingdom

$3,686,033,044,482.13

63% lower

Nurses & Midwives

United Kingdom

Turkey

3.4 per 1k

United Kingdom

9.2 per 1k

63% lower

Wind Electricity Share

United Kingdom

Turkey

11.14%

United Kingdom

29.37%

62% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

United Kingdom

Turkey

0.29

United Kingdom

0.77

62% lower

Population Density

United Kingdom

Turkey

110.87 /km²

United Kingdom

283.11 /km²

61% lower

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

United Kingdom

Turkey

8.8 per 100k

United Kingdom

21.36 per 100k

59% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Turkey

10.53%

United Kingdom

6.6%

59% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Turkey

127.58%

United Kingdom

80.5%

58% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Turkey

460.03 Mt CO2e

United Kingdom

292.42 Mt CO2e

57% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

United Kingdom

Turkey

31 pts

United Kingdom

70 pts

56% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

United Kingdom

Turkey

266.03 per 1k people

United Kingdom

585.12 per 1k people

55% lower

Low Reading Skills

Turkey

18.46% of students

United Kingdom

12.02% of students

54% higher

Low Math Skills

Turkey

18.46% of students

United Kingdom

12.02% of students

54% higher

Low Science Skills

Turkey

18.46% of students

United Kingdom

12.02% of students

54% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Turkey

1.3% of GDP

United Kingdom

2.9% of GDP

54% lower

Gender Gap in Work

United Kingdom

Turkey

9.7 min/day

United Kingdom

20.53 min/day

53% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

United Kingdom

Turkey

38.87 kg/person/yr

United Kingdom

79.9 kg/person/yr

51% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

United Kingdom

Turkey

19.87%

United Kingdom

40.46%

51% lower

Scientific Publications

United Kingdom

Turkey

52.7K

United Kingdom

105.6K

50% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Turkey

3.1% of GDP

United Kingdom

5.9% of GDP

48% lower

Women in Senior Management

United Kingdom

Turkey

21.45% of managers

United Kingdom

40.52% of managers

47% lower

Elderly Population (%)

United Kingdom

Turkey

10.28%

United Kingdom

19.5%

47% lower

Voter Turnout

Turkey

87.05% of votes

United Kingdom

59.76% of votes

46% higher

Broadband Access (%)

United Kingdom

Turkey

22 per 100 people

United Kingdom

41 per 100 people

46% lower

Social Time

Turkey

8.2 hrs/week

United Kingdom

5.7 hrs/week

45% higher

Lack of Support

Turkey

16.02% of adults 15+

United Kingdom

11.15% of adults 15+

44% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Turkey

12.05 per 1k

United Kingdom

8.4 per 1k

44% higher

Tourist Arrivals

Turkey

15.97M

United Kingdom

11.10M

44% higher

Coastline Length

United Kingdom

Turkey

7.2K km

United Kingdom

12.4K km

42% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

United Kingdom

Turkey

12 days/yr

United Kingdom

20 days/yr

40% lower

Informal Employment Share

Turkey

27.71% of employed people

United Kingdom

19.81% of employed people

40% higher

Inequality (Gini)

Turkey

44.5

United Kingdom

32.4

37% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

United Kingdom

Turkey

22 sites

United Kingdom

35 sites

37% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Turkey

1.2K

United Kingdom

868

35% higher

Railway Network

United Kingdom

Turkey

10.5K km

United Kingdom

16.2K km

35% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Turkey

17.62% of GDP

United Kingdom

26.96% of GDP

35% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

United Kingdom

Turkey

0.56

United Kingdom

0.84

33% lower

Death Rate

United Kingdom

Turkey

6.2 per 1k

United Kingdom

9.3 per 1k

33% lower

Unpaid Work Hours

United Kingdom

Turkey

7.5% of adults 15-64

United Kingdom

11.01% of adults 15-64

32% lower

Time Satisfaction

United Kingdom

Turkey

4.8 pts

United Kingdom

7.1 pts

32% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

United Kingdom

Turkey

2.2 per 1k

United Kingdom

3.3 per 1k

32% lower

Railway Length

United Kingdom

Turkey

11.5K km

United Kingdom

16.4K km

30% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Turkey

5.9 t/person/yr

United Kingdom

4.5 t/person/yr

30% higher

Credit Card Ownership

United Kingdom

Turkey

43.67% of adults

United Kingdom

62.11% of adults

30% lower

Domestic Patents

United Kingdom

Turkey

8.2K

United Kingdom

11.6K

29% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

United Kingdom

Turkey

50.14%

United Kingdom

70.31%

29% lower

Digital Payments Used

United Kingdom

Turkey

71.42% of adults

United Kingdom

99.17% of adults

28% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Turkey

33.5% of adults

United Kingdom

26.4% of adults

27% higher

Shipping Traffic

Turkey

12.37M

United Kingdom

9.74M

27% higher

Employment Rate (%)

United Kingdom

Turkey

59.24% of adults 25-64

United Kingdom

80.21% of adults 25-64

26% lower

Average Earnings

United Kingdom

Turkey

$47,252.57

United Kingdom

$63,690.77

26% lower

Birth Rate

Turkey

13.56 per 1k

United Kingdom

10.76 per 1k

26% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

United Kingdom

Turkey

$45,122.93

United Kingdom

$60,620.38

26% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Turkey

3.0 per 1k

United Kingdom

2.4 per 1k

25% higher

Youth Population (%)

Turkey

21.45%

United Kingdom

17.18%

25% higher

Gender Pay Gap (%)

United Kingdom

Turkey

10.0% of male wages

United Kingdom

13.14% of male wages

24% lower

Relationship Satisfaction

United Kingdom

Turkey

6.5 pts

United Kingdom

8.5 pts

23% lower

Population

Turkey

84.63M

United Kingdom

68.75M

23% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

United Kingdom

Turkey

9.4% of firms

United Kingdom

12.3% of firms

23% lower

Safety at Night

United Kingdom

Turkey

59% feeling safe at night

United Kingdom

76% feeling safe at night

22% lower

Life Satisfaction

United Kingdom

Turkey

5.8 pts

United Kingdom

7.5 pts

22% lower

Life Evaluation Score

United Kingdom

Turkey

5.3 pts

United Kingdom

6.7 pts

21% lower

Electricity Generation

Turkey

341.22 TWh

United Kingdom

281.33 TWh

21% higher

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

Turkey

8.0 vs bottom 20%

United Kingdom

6.7 vs bottom 20%

20% higher

Depression Rate

United Kingdom

Turkey

6.6% of adults 15+

United Kingdom

8.2% of adults 15+

20% lower

Dependency Ratio

United Kingdom

Turkey

46.48% of working-age pop.

United Kingdom

57.94% of working-age pop.

20% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Turkey

42 hrs/week

United Kingdom

34.92 hrs/week

20% higher

Housing Cost Burden

United Kingdom

Turkey

14.94% of households

United Kingdom

18.5% of households

19% lower

Obesity Rate

Turkey

34.26%

United Kingdom

28.71%

19% higher

Job Satisfaction

United Kingdom

Turkey

5.9 pts

United Kingdom

7.2 pts

18% lower

Median Age

United Kingdom

Turkey

32.5 years

United Kingdom

39.8 years

18% lower

Firms Asked for Bribes

Turkey

2.4% of firms

United Kingdom

2.1% of firms

18% higher

Chronic Pain

United Kingdom

Turkey

22.5% of adults 15+

United Kingdom

27% of adults 15+

17% lower

Big Mac Price

United Kingdom

Turkey

$5.9

United Kingdom

$7.08

17% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

United Kingdom

Turkey

193.94 kg/person/yr

United Kingdom

232.2 kg/person/yr

16% lower

Military Spending

United Kingdom

Turkey

1.9% of GDP

United Kingdom

2.3% of GDP

16% lower

Imports (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Turkey

27.03% of GDP

United Kingdom

31.86% of GDP

15% lower

Fertility Rate

Turkey

1.9 children/woman

United Kingdom

1.6 children/woman

15% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

United Kingdom

Turkey

3.6K kWh/person

United Kingdom

4.2K kWh/person

15% lower

Earnings Inequality

Turkey

3.4 vs bottom 10%

United Kingdom

2.9 vs bottom 10%

14% higher

Poor Health

United Kingdom

Turkey

7.1% reporting poor health

United Kingdom

8.3% reporting poor health

14% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

United Kingdom

Turkey

1.8K kg oil eq/person

United Kingdom

2.1K kg oil eq/person

13% lower

Self-Rated Health

United Kingdom

Turkey

64.4% reporting good health

United Kingdom

73.4% reporting good health

12% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

United Kingdom

Turkey

108 per 100 people

United Kingdom

122 per 100 people

11% lower

Exports (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Turkey

27.57% of GDP

United Kingdom

30.98% of GDP

11% lower

Human Development Index

United Kingdom

Turkey

0.85

United Kingdom

0.95

10% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Turkey

16.04% of youth labor force

United Kingdom

14.65% of youth labor force

10% higher

Internet Users (%)

United Kingdom

Turkey

87%

United Kingdom

96%

9% lower

Reading Skills

United Kingdom

Turkey

456.08 pts

United Kingdom

494.4 pts

8% lower

Math Skills

United Kingdom

Turkey

453.15 pts

United Kingdom

488.98 pts

7% lower

Urban Population (%)

Turkey

89.34%

United Kingdom

83.24%

7% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

United Kingdom

Turkey

19.79%

United Kingdom

21.29%

7% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

United Kingdom

Turkey

106.28M kW

United Kingdom

114.75M kW

7% lower

Housing Affordability

Turkey

81.12% of income

United Kingdom

76.47% of income

6% higher

Social Support

United Kingdom

Turkey

83.18% of adults 15+

United Kingdom

88.76% of adults 15+

6% lower

Science Score Gap

United Kingdom

Turkey

1.6 vs bottom 10%

United Kingdom

1.7 vs bottom 10%

6% lower

Air Passengers

Turkey

125.94M

United Kingdom

118.95M

6% higher

Poverty Rate

Turkey

13.15% of population

United Kingdom

12.57% of population

5% higher

Science Skills

United Kingdom

Turkey

475.94 pts

United Kingdom

499.67 pts

5% lower

Reading Score Gap

United Kingdom

Turkey

1.7 vs bottom 10%

United Kingdom

1.8 vs bottom 10%

5% lower

Life Expectancy

United Kingdom

Turkey

77.2 years

United Kingdom

81.2 years

5% lower

Home Internet Access

United Kingdom

Turkey

91.95% of households

United Kingdom

95.84% of households

4% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

United Kingdom

Turkey

80.55 per 100k

United Kingdom

84.32 per 100k

4% lower

Leisure Time

United Kingdom

Turkey

14.61 hrs/day

United Kingdom

14.94 hrs/day

2% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

United Kingdom

Turkey

12%

United Kingdom

12.2%

2% lower

Air Pollution Exposure

Turkey

99.8% of population

United Kingdom

99.13% of population

1% higher

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Turkey

31.61% of population

United Kingdom

0% of population

ranked higher

Math Score Gap

Turkey

1.7 vs bottom 10%

United Kingdom

1.7 vs bottom 10%

equal

Electricity Access (%)

United Kingdom

Turkey

100%

United Kingdom

100%

equal

Sanitation Access (%)

Turkey

99.28%

United Kingdom

99.1%

equal

Lowest Elevation

Turkey

0 m

United Kingdom

-4 m

ranked higher

Official Languages Count

United Kingdom

Turkey

1.0

United Kingdom

1.0

equal

Can Raise Emergency Money

Turkey

92.54% of adults

United Kingdom

92.2% of adults

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Turkey

-1.9% of GDP

United Kingdom

-3.1% of GDP

ranked higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Turkey

0.86% of GDP

United Kingdom

-1.65% of GDP

ranked higher

Comparison of Turkey and United Kingdom across 173 metrics
				Winner
Coal Electricity Share	34.31%	0.11%	31091% higher	Turkey
Capital Elevation	938 m	4.0 m	23350% higher	Turkey
Irrigated Land	52.1K km²	718 km²	7163% higher	Turkey
Overcrowded Housing	23.84% of households	0.77% of households	3014% higher	Turkey
Political Corruption Index	0.80	0.04	1814% higher	Turkey
Inflation Rate	58.5%	3.3%	1673% higher	Turkey
Border Neighbors	8.0	1.0	700% higher	Turkey
Water Withdrawal	64.47 B m³	8.4 B m³	666% higher	Turkey
Forest Area	226.9K km²	32.2K km²	606% higher	Turkey
Land Border Length	2.8K km	499 km	464% higher	Turkey
Water Stress (%)	28.4%	5.8%	389% higher	Turkey
Financial Hardship	32.2% of adults 16+	7.2% of adults 16+	347% higher	Turkey
Firms Making Informal Payments	2.5% of firms	0.62% of firms	307% higher	Turkey
Job Insecurity	12.97% of earnings at risk	3.3% of earnings at risk	293% higher	Turkey
Highest Elevation	5.1K m	1.3K m	282% higher	Turkey
Armed Forces Personnel	512.0K	153.0K	235% higher	Turkey
Land Area	769.6K km²	241.9K km²	218% higher	Turkey
Road Deaths	7.7 per 100k	2.5 per 100k	209% higher	Turkey
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	200% higher	Turkey
GDP Growth Rate	3.3%	1.1%	195% higher	Turkey
Homicide Rate	3.2 per 100k	1.1 per 100k	189% higher	Turkey
Child Mortality	12.8 per 1k births	4.5 per 1k births	184% higher	Turkey
Fuel Poverty	15.1% of adults 16+	5.4% of adults 16+	180% higher	Turkey
Road Traffic Death Rate	6.5 per 100k	2.4 per 100k	171% higher	Turkey
Tobacco Use Prevalence	31.1% of adults	12.3% of adults	153% higher	Turkey
Homicide Rate	1.0 per 100k	0.40 per 100k	150% higher	Turkey
Long Work Hours	22.53% of employees	9.2% of employees	144% higher	Turkey
Firms Hit by Power Outages	32.76% of firms	14.29% of firms	129% higher	Turkey
Infant Mortality	9.1 per 1k births	4.0 per 1k births	127% higher	Turkey
Forest Coverage (%)	29.48%	13.29%	122% higher	Turkey
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	21.61 µg/m³	9.9 µg/m³	118% higher	Turkey
Electricity Carbon Intensity	474.74 gCO2/kWh	217.41 gCO2/kWh	118% higher	Turkey
Smoking Rate	30.5%	14.2%	115% higher	Turkey
Insufficient Physical Activity	44.39% of adults	21.22% of adults	109% higher	Turkey
Job Strain	42.94% of employees	20.7% of employees	107% higher	Turkey
Unemployment Rate	8.4%	4.1%	106% higher	Turkey
Long-Term Unemployment	1.7% of workforce	0.86% of workforce	103% higher	Turkey
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.04 per 1M people	1.5 per 1M people	98% lower	United Kingdom
Foreign Patents	242	7.3K	97% lower	United Kingdom
Low-Wage Workers	0.96% of workers	23.5% of workers	96% lower	United Kingdom
Health Spending Per Capita	$385.88	$5,366.78	93% lower	United Kingdom
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.77 per 100k people	11.49 per 100k people	93% lower	United Kingdom
Airports	116	1.1K	89% lower	United Kingdom
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	2.3 per 1M people	21.22 per 1M people	89% lower	United Kingdom
Spirits Consumption	0.37 L/person/yr	2.6 L/person/yr	86% lower	United Kingdom
Liberal Democracy Index	0.11	0.69	84% lower	United Kingdom
Alcohol Consumption	1.7 L/adult/yr	10.73 L/adult/yr	84% lower	United Kingdom
High-Tech Exports (%)	5.1%	29.72%	83% lower	United Kingdom
Government Debt (% GDP)	26.62% of GDP	131.07% of GDP	80% lower	United Kingdom
Beer Consumption	0.66 L/person/yr	3.1 L/person/yr	79% lower	United Kingdom
Freedom of Expression Index	0.18	0.83	79% lower	United Kingdom
Protected Land (%)	7.0%	28.4%	75% lower	United Kingdom
GNI Per Capita	$13,460	$49,470	73% lower	United Kingdom
Suicide Rate	2.7 per 100k	9.6 per 100k	72% lower	United Kingdom
Food Waste per Person	162.74 kg/person/yr	95.2 kg/person/yr	71% higher	Turkey
Youth NEET Rate	23.22% of youth 15-24	13.75% of youth 15-24	69% higher	Turkey
Seafood Consumption per Person	5.5 kg/person/yr	18.13 kg/person/yr	69% lower	United Kingdom
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.7% of GDP	10.87% of GDP	66% lower	United Kingdom
GDP (Nominal)	$1,359,123,768,774.12	$3,686,033,044,482.13	63% lower	United Kingdom
Nurses & Midwives	3.4 per 1k	9.2 per 1k	63% lower	United Kingdom
Wind Electricity Share	11.14%	29.37%	62% lower	United Kingdom
Electoral Democracy Index	0.29	0.77	62% lower	United Kingdom
Population Density	110.87 /km²	283.11 /km²	61% lower	United Kingdom
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	8.8 per 100k	21.36 per 100k	59% lower	United Kingdom
Solar Electricity Share	10.53%	6.6%	59% higher	Turkey
University Enrollment Rate	127.58%	80.5%	58% higher	Turkey
Total CO2 Emissions	460.03 Mt CO2e	292.42 Mt CO2e	57% higher	Turkey
Corruption Perceptions Index	31 pts	70 pts	56% lower	United Kingdom
Vehicles per 1,000 People	266.03 per 1k people	585.12 per 1k people	55% lower	United Kingdom
Low Reading Skills	18.46% of students	12.02% of students	54% higher	Turkey
Low Math Skills	18.46% of students	12.02% of students	54% higher	Turkey
Low Science Skills	18.46% of students	12.02% of students	54% higher	Turkey
R&D Spending (% GDP)	1.3% of GDP	2.9% of GDP	54% lower	United Kingdom
Gender Gap in Work	9.7 min/day	20.53 min/day	53% lower	United Kingdom
Meat Consumption per Person	38.87 kg/person/yr	79.9 kg/person/yr	51% lower	United Kingdom
Women in Parliament (%)	19.87%	40.46%	51% lower	United Kingdom
Scientific Publications	52.7K	105.6K	50% lower	United Kingdom
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.1% of GDP	5.9% of GDP	48% lower	United Kingdom
Women in Senior Management	21.45% of managers	40.52% of managers	47% lower	United Kingdom
Elderly Population (%)	10.28%	19.5%	47% lower	United Kingdom
Voter Turnout	87.05% of votes	59.76% of votes	46% higher	Turkey
Broadband Access (%)	22 per 100 people	41 per 100 people	46% lower	United Kingdom
Social Time	8.2 hrs/week	5.7 hrs/week	45% higher	Turkey
Lack of Support	16.02% of adults 15+	11.15% of adults 15+	44% higher	Turkey
Teen Birth Rate	12.05 per 1k	8.4 per 1k	44% higher	Turkey
Tourist Arrivals	15.97M	11.10M	44% higher	Turkey
Coastline Length	7.2K km	12.4K km	42% lower	United Kingdom
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	12 days/yr	20 days/yr	40% lower	United Kingdom
Informal Employment Share	27.71% of employed people	19.81% of employed people	40% higher	Turkey
Inequality (Gini)	44.5	32.4	37% higher	Turkey
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	22 sites	35 sites	37% lower	United Kingdom
Merchant Fleet Size	1.2K	868	35% higher	Turkey
Railway Network	10.5K km	16.2K km	35% lower	United Kingdom
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	17.62% of GDP	26.96% of GDP	35% lower	United Kingdom
Women's Political Empowerment	0.56	0.84	33% lower	United Kingdom
Death Rate	6.2 per 1k	9.3 per 1k	33% lower	United Kingdom
Unpaid Work Hours	7.5% of adults 15-64	11.01% of adults 15-64	32% lower	United Kingdom
Time Satisfaction	4.8 pts	7.1 pts	32% lower	United Kingdom
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.2 per 1k	3.3 per 1k	32% lower	United Kingdom
Railway Length	11.5K km	16.4K km	30% lower	United Kingdom
CO2 Per Capita	5.9 t/person/yr	4.5 t/person/yr	30% higher	Turkey
Credit Card Ownership	43.67% of adults	62.11% of adults	30% lower	United Kingdom
Domestic Patents	8.2K	11.6K	29% lower	United Kingdom
Agricultural Land (%)	50.14%	70.31%	29% lower	United Kingdom
Digital Payments Used	71.42% of adults	99.17% of adults	28% lower	United Kingdom
Hypertension Prevalence	33.5% of adults	26.4% of adults	27% higher	Turkey
Shipping Traffic	12.37M	9.74M	27% higher	Turkey
Employment Rate (%)	59.24% of adults 25-64	80.21% of adults 25-64	26% lower	United Kingdom
Average Earnings	$47,252.57	$63,690.77	26% lower	United Kingdom
Birth Rate	13.56 per 1k	10.76 per 1k	26% higher	Turkey
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$45,122.93	$60,620.38	26% lower	United Kingdom
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	3.0 per 1k	2.4 per 1k	25% higher	Turkey
Youth Population (%)	21.45%	17.18%	25% higher	Turkey
Gender Pay Gap (%)	10.0% of male wages	13.14% of male wages	24% lower	United Kingdom
Relationship Satisfaction	6.5 pts	8.5 pts	23% lower	United Kingdom
Population	84.63M	68.75M	23% higher	Turkey
Firms with Female Top Manager	9.4% of firms	12.3% of firms	23% lower	United Kingdom
Safety at Night	59% feeling safe at night	76% feeling safe at night	22% lower	United Kingdom
Life Satisfaction	5.8 pts	7.5 pts	22% lower	United Kingdom
Life Evaluation Score	5.3 pts	6.7 pts	21% lower	United Kingdom
Electricity Generation	341.22 TWh	281.33 TWh	21% higher	Turkey
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	8.0 vs bottom 20%	6.7 vs bottom 20%	20% higher	Turkey
Depression Rate	6.6% of adults 15+	8.2% of adults 15+	20% lower	United Kingdom
Dependency Ratio	46.48% of working-age pop.	57.94% of working-age pop.	20% lower	United Kingdom
Average Weekly Work Hours	42 hrs/week	34.92 hrs/week	20% higher	Turkey
Housing Cost Burden	14.94% of households	18.5% of households	19% lower	United Kingdom
Obesity Rate	34.26%	28.71%	19% higher	Turkey
Job Satisfaction	5.9 pts	7.2 pts	18% lower	United Kingdom
Median Age	32.5 years	39.8 years	18% lower	United Kingdom
Firms Asked for Bribes	2.4% of firms	2.1% of firms	18% higher	Turkey
Chronic Pain	22.5% of adults 15+	27% of adults 15+	17% lower	United Kingdom
Big Mac Price	$5.9	$7.08	17% lower	United Kingdom
Milk Consumption per Person	193.94 kg/person/yr	232.2 kg/person/yr	16% lower	United Kingdom
Military Spending	1.9% of GDP	2.3% of GDP	16% lower	United Kingdom
Imports (% GDP)	27.03% of GDP	31.86% of GDP	15% lower	United Kingdom
Fertility Rate	1.9 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	15% higher	Turkey
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	3.6K kWh/person	4.2K kWh/person	15% lower	United Kingdom
Earnings Inequality	3.4 vs bottom 10%	2.9 vs bottom 10%	14% higher	Turkey
Poor Health	7.1% reporting poor health	8.3% reporting poor health	14% lower	United Kingdom
Energy Use (Per Capita)	1.8K kg oil eq/person	2.1K kg oil eq/person	13% lower	United Kingdom
Self-Rated Health	64.4% reporting good health	73.4% reporting good health	12% lower	United Kingdom
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	108 per 100 people	122 per 100 people	11% lower	United Kingdom
Exports (% GDP)	27.57% of GDP	30.98% of GDP	11% lower	United Kingdom
Human Development Index	0.85	0.95	10% lower	United Kingdom
Youth Unemployment Rate	16.04% of youth labor force	14.65% of youth labor force	10% higher	Turkey
Internet Users (%)	87%	96%	9% lower	United Kingdom
Reading Skills	456.08 pts	494.4 pts	8% lower	United Kingdom
Math Skills	453.15 pts	488.98 pts	7% lower	United Kingdom
Urban Population (%)	89.34%	83.24%	7% higher	Turkey
Renewable Energy (%)	19.79%	21.29%	7% lower	United Kingdom
Electric Generating Capacity	106.28M kW	114.75M kW	7% lower	United Kingdom
Housing Affordability	81.12% of income	76.47% of income	6% higher	Turkey
Social Support	83.18% of adults 15+	88.76% of adults 15+	6% lower	United Kingdom
Science Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	6% lower	United Kingdom
Air Passengers	125.94M	118.95M	6% higher	Turkey
Poverty Rate	13.15% of population	12.57% of population	5% higher	Turkey
Science Skills	475.94 pts	499.67 pts	5% lower	United Kingdom
Reading Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	5% lower	United Kingdom
Life Expectancy	77.2 years	81.2 years	5% lower	United Kingdom
Home Internet Access	91.95% of households	95.84% of households	4% lower	United Kingdom
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	80.55 per 100k	84.32 per 100k	4% lower	United Kingdom
Leisure Time	14.61 hrs/day	14.94 hrs/day	2% lower	United Kingdom
Renewable Energy (%)	12%	12.2%	2% lower	United Kingdom
Air Pollution Exposure	99.8% of population	99.13% of population	1% higher	Turkey
Extreme Temperature Exposure	31.61% of population	0% of population	ranked higher	Turkey
Math Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	equal	Turkey
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	United Kingdom
Sanitation Access (%)	99.28%	99.1%	equal	Turkey
Lowest Elevation	0 m	-4 m	ranked higher	Turkey
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	United Kingdom
Can Raise Emergency Money	92.54% of adults	92.2% of adults	equal	Turkey
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-1.9% of GDP	-3.1% of GDP	ranked higher	Turkey
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.86% of GDP	-1.65% of GDP	ranked higher	Turkey

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Analysis

United Kingdom leads in 93 of 173 shared metrics, while Turkey leads in 80.

Turkey's Coal Electricity Share is 310.9x that of United Kingdom (34.31% vs 0.11%).

Turkey's Capital Elevation is 233.5x that of United Kingdom (938 m vs 4.0 m).

Turkey's Irrigated Land is 71.6x that of United Kingdom (52.1K km² vs 718 km²).

Turkey's Overcrowded Housing is 30.1x that of United Kingdom (23.84% of households vs 0.77% of households).

Turkey's Political Corruption Index is 18.1x that of United Kingdom (0.80 vs 0.04).

Key Comparisons

Coal Electricity ShareTurkey leads

Turkey

34.31%

United Kingdom

0.11%

Capital ElevationTurkey leads

Turkey

938 m

United Kingdom

4.0 m

Irrigated LandTurkey leads

Turkey

52.1K km²

United Kingdom

718 km²

Overcrowded HousingTurkey leads

Turkey

23.84% of households

United Kingdom

0.77% of households

Political Corruption IndexTurkey leads

Turkey

0.80

United Kingdom

0.04

Inflation RateTurkey leads

Turkey

58.5%

United Kingdom

3.3%

Coal Electricity Share

34.31%

0.11%

Capital Elevation

938 m

4.0 m

Irrigated Land

52.1K km²

718 km²

Overcrowded Housing

23.84% of households

0.77% of households

Political Corruption Index

0.80

0.04

Inflation Rate

58.5%

3.3%

Border Neighbors

8.0

1.0

Water Withdrawal

64.47 B m³

8.4 B m³

Forest Area

226.9K km²

32.2K km²

Land Border Length

2.8K km

499 km

Water Stress (%)

28.4%

5.8%

Financial Hardship

32.2% of adults 16+

7.2% of adults 16+

Firms Making Informal Payments

2.5% of firms

0.62% of firms

Job Insecurity

12.97% of earnings at risk

3.3% of earnings at risk

Highest Elevation

5.1K m

1.3K m

Armed Forces Personnel

512.0K

153.0K

Land Area

769.6K km²

241.9K km²

Road Deaths

7.7 per 100k

2.5 per 100k

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

1.0 time zones

GDP Growth Rate

3.3%

1.1%

Homicide Rate

3.2 per 100k

1.1 per 100k

Child Mortality

12.8 per 1k births

4.5 per 1k births

Fuel Poverty

15.1% of adults 16+

5.4% of adults 16+

Road Traffic Death Rate

6.5 per 100k

2.4 per 100k

Tobacco Use Prevalence

31.1% of adults

12.3% of adults

Homicide Rate

1.0 per 100k

0.40 per 100k

Long Work Hours

22.53% of employees

9.2% of employees

Firms Hit by Power Outages

32.76% of firms

14.29% of firms

Infant Mortality

9.1 per 1k births

4.0 per 1k births

Forest Coverage (%)

29.48%

13.29%

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

21.61 µg/m³

9.9 µg/m³

Electricity Carbon Intensity

474.74 gCO2/kWh

217.41 gCO2/kWh

Smoking Rate

30.5%

14.2%

Insufficient Physical Activity

44.39% of adults

21.22% of adults

Job Strain

42.94% of employees

20.7% of employees

Unemployment Rate

8.4%

4.1%

Long-Term Unemployment

1.7% of workforce

0.86% of workforce

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.04 per 1M people

1.5 per 1M people

Foreign Patents

242

7.3K

Low-Wage Workers

0.96% of workers

23.5% of workers

Health Spending Per Capita

$385.88

$5,366.78

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.77 per 100k people

11.49 per 100k people

Airports

116

1.1K

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

2.3 per 1M people

21.22 per 1M people

Spirits Consumption

0.37 L/person/yr

2.6 L/person/yr

Liberal Democracy Index

0.11

0.69

Alcohol Consumption

1.7 L/adult/yr

10.73 L/adult/yr

High-Tech Exports (%)

5.1%

29.72%

Government Debt (% GDP)

26.62% of GDP

131.07% of GDP

Beer Consumption

0.66 L/person/yr

3.1 L/person/yr

Freedom of Expression Index

0.18

0.83

Protected Land (%)

7.0%

28.4%

GNI Per Capita

$13,460

$49,470

Suicide Rate

2.7 per 100k

9.6 per 100k

Food Waste per Person

162.74 kg/person/yr

95.2 kg/person/yr

Youth NEET Rate

23.22% of youth 15-24

13.75% of youth 15-24

Seafood Consumption per Person

5.5 kg/person/yr

18.13 kg/person/yr

Health Spending (% GDP)

3.7% of GDP

10.87% of GDP

GDP (Nominal)

$1,359,123,768,774.12

$3,686,033,044,482.13

Nurses & Midwives

3.4 per 1k

9.2 per 1k

Wind Electricity Share

11.14%

29.37%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.29

0.77

Population Density

110.87 /km²

283.11 /km²

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

8.8 per 100k

21.36 per 100k

Solar Electricity Share

10.53%

6.6%

University Enrollment Rate

127.58%

80.5%

Total CO2 Emissions

460.03 Mt CO2e

292.42 Mt CO2e

Corruption Perceptions Index

31 pts

70 pts

Vehicles per 1,000 People

266.03 per 1k people

585.12 per 1k people

Low Reading Skills

18.46% of students

12.02% of students

Low Math Skills

18.46% of students

12.02% of students

Low Science Skills

18.46% of students

12.02% of students

R&D Spending (% GDP)

1.3% of GDP

2.9% of GDP

Gender Gap in Work

9.7 min/day

20.53 min/day

Meat Consumption per Person

38.87 kg/person/yr

79.9 kg/person/yr

Women in Parliament (%)

19.87%

40.46%

Scientific Publications

52.7K

105.6K

Education Spending (% GDP)

3.1% of GDP

5.9% of GDP

Women in Senior Management

21.45% of managers

40.52% of managers

Elderly Population (%)

10.28%

19.5%

Voter Turnout

87.05% of votes

59.76% of votes

Broadband Access (%)

22 per 100 people

41 per 100 people

Social Time

8.2 hrs/week

5.7 hrs/week

Lack of Support

16.02% of adults 15+

11.15% of adults 15+

Teen Birth Rate

12.05 per 1k

8.4 per 1k

Tourist Arrivals

15.97M

11.10M

Coastline Length

7.2K km

12.4K km

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

12 days/yr

20 days/yr

Informal Employment Share

27.71% of employed people

19.81% of employed people

Inequality (Gini)

44.5

32.4

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

22 sites

35 sites

Merchant Fleet Size

1.2K

868

Railway Network

10.5K km

16.2K km

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

17.62% of GDP

26.96% of GDP

Women's Political Empowerment

0.56

0.84

Death Rate

6.2 per 1k

9.3 per 1k

Unpaid Work Hours

7.5% of adults 15-64

11.01% of adults 15-64

Time Satisfaction

4.8 pts

7.1 pts

Doctors (per 1,000)

2.2 per 1k

3.3 per 1k

Railway Length

11.5K km

16.4K km

CO2 Per Capita

5.9 t/person/yr

4.5 t/person/yr

Credit Card Ownership

43.67% of adults

62.11% of adults

Domestic Patents

8.2K

11.6K

Agricultural Land (%)

50.14%

70.31%

Digital Payments Used

71.42% of adults

99.17% of adults

Hypertension Prevalence

33.5% of adults

26.4% of adults

Shipping Traffic

12.37M

9.74M

Employment Rate (%)

59.24% of adults 25-64

80.21% of adults 25-64

Average Earnings

$47,252.57

$63,690.77

Birth Rate

13.56 per 1k

10.76 per 1k

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$45,122.93

$60,620.38

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

3.0 per 1k

2.4 per 1k

Youth Population (%)

21.45%

17.18%

Gender Pay Gap (%)

10.0% of male wages

13.14% of male wages

Relationship Satisfaction

6.5 pts

8.5 pts

Population

84.63M

68.75M

Firms with Female Top Manager

9.4% of firms

12.3% of firms

Safety at Night

59% feeling safe at night

76% feeling safe at night

Life Satisfaction

5.8 pts

7.5 pts

Life Evaluation Score

5.3 pts

6.7 pts

Electricity Generation

341.22 TWh

281.33 TWh

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

8.0 vs bottom 20%

6.7 vs bottom 20%

Depression Rate

6.6% of adults 15+

8.2% of adults 15+

Dependency Ratio

46.48% of working-age pop.

57.94% of working-age pop.

Average Weekly Work Hours

42 hrs/week

34.92 hrs/week

Housing Cost Burden

14.94% of households

18.5% of households

Obesity Rate

34.26%

28.71%

Job Satisfaction

5.9 pts

7.2 pts

Median Age

32.5 years

39.8 years

Firms Asked for Bribes

2.4% of firms

2.1% of firms

Chronic Pain

22.5% of adults 15+

27% of adults 15+

Big Mac Price

$5.9

$7.08

Milk Consumption per Person

193.94 kg/person/yr

232.2 kg/person/yr

Military Spending

1.9% of GDP

2.3% of GDP

Imports (% GDP)

27.03% of GDP

31.86% of GDP

Fertility Rate

1.9 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

3.6K kWh/person

4.2K kWh/person

Earnings Inequality

3.4 vs bottom 10%

2.9 vs bottom 10%

Poor Health

7.1% reporting poor health

8.3% reporting poor health

Energy Use (Per Capita)

1.8K kg oil eq/person

2.1K kg oil eq/person

Self-Rated Health

64.4% reporting good health

73.4% reporting good health

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

108 per 100 people

122 per 100 people

Exports (% GDP)

27.57% of GDP

30.98% of GDP

Human Development Index

0.85

0.95

Youth Unemployment Rate

16.04% of youth labor force

14.65% of youth labor force

Internet Users (%)

87%

96%

Reading Skills

456.08 pts

494.4 pts

Math Skills

453.15 pts

488.98 pts

Urban Population (%)

89.34%

83.24%

Renewable Energy (%)

19.79%

21.29%

Electric Generating Capacity

106.28M kW

114.75M kW

Housing Affordability

81.12% of income

76.47% of income

Social Support

83.18% of adults 15+

88.76% of adults 15+

Science Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Air Passengers

125.94M

118.95M

Poverty Rate

13.15% of population

12.57% of population

Science Skills

475.94 pts

499.67 pts

Reading Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Life Expectancy

77.2 years

81.2 years

Home Internet Access

91.95% of households

95.84% of households

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

80.55 per 100k

84.32 per 100k

Leisure Time

14.61 hrs/day

14.94 hrs/day

Renewable Energy (%)

12%

12.2%

Air Pollution Exposure

99.8% of population

99.13% of population

Extreme Temperature Exposure

31.61% of population

0% of population

Math Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Sanitation Access (%)

99.28%

99.1%

Lowest Elevation

0 m

-4 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

Can Raise Emergency Money

92.54% of adults

92.2% of adults

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-1.9% of GDP

-3.1% of GDP

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

0.86% of GDP

-1.65% of GDP