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Turkey vs United States

172 shared metrics.

TurkeyLeads in 62

vs172 shared

United StatesLeads in 110

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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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Identity

Formal name: United States of America.

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Identity

Name origin: the name America was first used in 1507 and is derived from the first name of Amerigo VESPUCCI (1454-1512), an Italian explorer, navigator, and cartographer.

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Analysis

United States leads in 110 of 172 shared metrics, while Turkey leads in 62.

Turkey's Inflation Rate is 19.2x that of United States (58.5% vs 2.9%).

Turkey's Political Corruption Index is 12.4x that of United States (0.80 vs 0.06).

Turkey's Capital Elevation is 12.0x that of United States (938 m vs 72 m).

Turkey's Overcrowded Housing is 4.4x that of United States (23.84% of households vs 4.4% of households).

Turkey's Firms Making Informal Payments is 3.5x that of United States (2.5% of firms vs 0.56% of firms).

Key Comparisons

Inflation RateTurkey leads

Turkey

58.5%

United States

2.9%

Political Corruption IndexTurkey leads

Turkey

0.80

United States

0.06

Capital ElevationTurkey leads

Turkey

938 m

United States

72 m

Overcrowded HousingTurkey leads

Turkey

23.84% of households

United States

4.4% of households

Firms Making Informal PaymentsTurkey leads

Turkey

2.5% of firms

United States

0.56% of firms

Low Adult LiteracyTurkey leads

Turkey

6.7% of adults

United States

1.5% of adults

All Metrics

Inflation Rate

Turkey

58.5%

United States

2.9%

1917% higher

Political Corruption Index

Turkey

0.80

United States

0.06

1240% higher

Capital Elevation

Turkey

938 m

United States

72 m

1203% higher

Overcrowded Housing

Turkey

23.84% of households

United States

4.4% of households

436% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Turkey

2.5% of firms

United States

0.56% of firms

349% higher

Low Adult Literacy

Turkey

6.7% of adults

United States

1.5% of adults

348% higher

Border Neighbors

Turkey

8.0

United States

2.0

300% higher

Long-Term Unemployment

Turkey

1.7% of workforce

United States

0.50% of workforce

248% higher

Job Insecurity

Turkey

12.97% of earnings at risk

United States

4.2% of earnings at risk

206% higher

Population Density

Turkey

110.87 /km²

United States

36.82 /km²

201% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Turkey

21.61 µg/m³

United States

7.8 µg/m³

177% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Turkey

27.57% of GDP

United States

11.11% of GDP

148% higher

Long Work Hours

Turkey

22.53% of employees

United States

9.2% of employees

146% higher

Coal Electricity Share

Turkey

34.31%

United States

16.31%

110% higher

Poor Health

Turkey

7.1% reporting poor health

United States

3.4% reporting poor health

109% higher

Unemployment Rate

Turkey

8.4%

United States

4.1%

106% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Turkey

31.1% of adults

United States

15.2% of adults

105% higher

Foreign Patents

United States

Turkey

242

United States

329.2K

100% lower

Airports

United States

Turkey

116

United States

16.2K

99% lower

Domestic Patents

United States

Turkey

8.2K

United States

262.2K

97% lower

Child Mortality

Turkey

12.8 per 1k births

United States

6.5 per 1k births

97% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

United States

Turkey

$385.88

United States

$12,434.43

97% lower

Youth NEET Rate

Turkey

23.22% of youth 15-24

United States

11.82% of youth 15-24

96% higher

Low-Wage Workers

United States

Turkey

0.96% of workers

United States

22.7% of workers

96% lower

Railway Length

United States

Turkey

11.5K km

United States

293.6K km

96% lower

GDP (Nominal)

United States

Turkey

$1,359,123,768,774.12

United States

$28,750,956,130,731.2

95% lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

United States

Turkey

0.04 per 1M people

United States

0.72 per 1M people

95% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

United States

Turkey

2.3 per 1M people

United States

40.59 per 1M people

94% lower

Forest Area

United States

Turkey

226.9K km²

United States

3.10M km²

93% lower

Railway Network

United States

Turkey

10.5K km

United States

148.6K km

93% lower

Land Area

United States

Turkey

769.6K km²

United States

9.15M km²

92% lower

Electricity Generation

United States

Turkey

341.22 TWh

United States

4.4K TWh

92% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

United States

Turkey

106.28M kW

United States

1.24B kW

91% lower

Spirits Consumption

United States

Turkey

0.37 L/person/yr

United States

3.6 L/person/yr

90% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

United States

Turkey

460.03 Mt CO2e

United States

4.6K Mt CO2e

90% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Turkey

27.03% of GDP

United States

14.27% of GDP

89% higher

Scientific Publications

United States

Turkey

52.7K

United States

457.3K

88% lower

Air Passengers

United States

Turkey

125.94M

United States

941.56M

87% lower

Homicide Rate

United States

Turkey

1.0 per 100k

United States

7.2 per 100k

86% lower

Water Withdrawal

United States

Turkey

64.47 B m³

United States

444.29 B m³

85% lower

GNI Per Capita

United States

Turkey

$13,460

United States

$83,490

84% lower

Tourism Revenue

United States

Turkey

$13,771,000,000

United States

$84,205,000,000

84% lower

Beer Consumption

United States

Turkey

0.66 L/person/yr

United States

4.0 L/person/yr

83% lower

Suicide Rate

United States

Turkey

2.7 per 100k

United States

15.63 per 100k

83% lower

Alcohol Consumption

United States

Turkey

1.7 L/adult/yr

United States

9.9 L/adult/yr

83% lower

Time Zones Count

United States

Turkey

3.0 time zones

United States

16 time zones

81% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

United States

Turkey

0.11

United States

0.57

81% lower

Water Stress (%)

Turkey

28.4%

United States

15.77%

80% higher

Shipping Traffic

United States

Turkey

12.37M

United States

62.21M

80% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

United States

Turkey

0.77 per 100k people

United States

3.8 per 100k people

80% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

United States

Turkey

5.1%

United States

24.32%

79% lower

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

United States

Turkey

8.8 per 100k

United States

39.45 per 100k

78% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

United States

Turkey

3.7% of GDP

United States

16.5% of GDP

78% lower

Irrigated Land

United States

Turkey

52.1K km²

United States

234.8K km²

78% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

United States

Turkey

26.62% of GDP

United States

118.11% of GDP

77% lower

Land Border Length

United States

Turkey

2.8K km

United States

12.0K km

77% lower

Population

United States

Turkey

84.63M

United States

338.02M

75% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

United States

Turkey

5.5 kg/person/yr

United States

22.45 kg/person/yr

75% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

United States

Turkey

0.18

United States

0.73

75% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Turkey

16.04% of youth labor force

United States

9.3% of youth labor force

72% higher

Nurses & Midwives

United States

Turkey

3.4 per 1k

United States

11.88 per 1k

71% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

United States

Turkey

3.6K kWh/person

United States

12.6K kWh/person

71% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

United States

Turkey

1.8K kg oil eq/person

United States

6.4K kg oil eq/person

71% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

United States

Turkey

266.03 per 1k people

United States

874.14 per 1k people

70% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

United States

Turkey

38.87 kg/person/yr

United States

124.11 kg/person/yr

69% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

United States

Turkey

1.2K

United States

3.5K

67% lower

Job Strain

Turkey

42.94% of employees

United States

25.82% of employees

66% higher

Tourist Arrivals

United States

Turkey

15.97M

United States

45.04M

65% lower

Infant Mortality

Turkey

9.1 per 1k births

United States

5.5 per 1k births

65% higher

Coastline Length

United States

Turkey

7.2K km

United States

19.9K km

64% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Turkey

19.79%

United States

12.05%

64% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

United States

Turkey

512.0K

United States

1.40M

63% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

United States

Turkey

1.3% of GDP

United States

3.6% of GDP

63% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Turkey

17.62% of GDP

United States

10.89% of GDP

62% higher

Social Time

Turkey

8.2 hrs/week

United States

5.1 hrs/week

61% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Turkey

127.58%

United States

79.36%

61% higher

Lack of Support

Turkey

16.02% of adults 15+

United States

10.02% of adults 15+

60% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

United States

Turkey

0.29

United States

0.73

60% lower

CO2 Per Capita

United States

Turkey

5.9 t/person/yr

United States

14.2 t/person/yr

59% lower

Firms with Female Top Manager

United States

Turkey

9.4% of firms

United States

22.23% of firms

58% lower

Low Adult Numeracy

Turkey

39% of adults

United States

25.02% of adults

56% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

United States

Turkey

6.5 per 100k

United States

14.2 per 100k

54% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

United States

Turkey

31 pts

United States

64 pts

52% lower

Women in Senior Management

United States

Turkey

21.45% of managers

United States

44.06% of managers

51% lower

Official Languages Count

United States

Turkey

1.0

United States

2.0

50% lower

Gender Gap in Work

Turkey

9.7 min/day

United States

6.5 min/day

49% higher

Researchers

United States

Turkey

2.5K per 1M

United States

4.8K per 1M

49% lower

Housing Cost Burden

United States

Turkey

14.94% of households

United States

28.98% of households

48% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

United States

Turkey

$45,122.93

United States

$85,809.9

47% lower

Protected Land (%)

United States

Turkey

7.0%

United States

12.9%

46% lower

Homicide Rate

United States

Turkey

3.2 per 100k

United States

5.8 per 100k

44% lower

Military Spending

United States

Turkey

1.9% of GDP

United States

3.4% of GDP

44% lower

Average Earnings

United States

Turkey

$47,252.57

United States

$82,932.94

43% lower

Unpaid Work Hours

United States

Turkey

7.5% of adults 15-64

United States

13.25% of adults 15-64

43% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

United States

Turkey

3.1% of GDP

United States

5.4% of GDP

43% lower

Elderly Population (%)

United States

Turkey

10.28%

United States

17.93%

43% lower

Gender Pay Gap (%)

United States

Turkey

10.0% of male wages

United States

17.29% of male wages

42% lower

Broadband Access (%)

United States

Turkey

22 per 100 people

United States

38 per 100 people

42% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

United States

Turkey

2.2 per 1k

United States

3.7 per 1k

39% lower

Road Deaths

United States

Turkey

7.7 per 100k

United States

12.24 per 100k

37% lower

Voter Turnout

Turkey

87.05% of votes

United States

64.07% of votes

36% higher

Credit Card Ownership

United States

Turkey

43.67% of adults

United States

66.7% of adults

35% lower

Chronic Pain

United States

Turkey

22.5% of adults 15+

United States

33.5% of adults 15+

33% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

United States

Turkey

0.56

United States

0.83

33% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Turkey

44.39% of adults

United States

33.74% of adults

32% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

United States

Turkey

19.87%

United States

28.74%

31% lower

Earnings Inequality

United States

Turkey

3.4 vs bottom 10%

United States

4.8 vs bottom 10%

30% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Turkey

32.76% of firms

United States

25.17% of firms

30% higher

Death Rate

United States

Turkey

6.2 per 1k

United States

8.8 per 1k

29% lower

Poverty Rate

United States

Turkey

13.15% of population

United States

18.09% of population

27% lower

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Turkey

31.61% of population

United States

25.03% of population

26% higher

Smoking Rate

Turkey

30.5%

United States

24.3%

26% higher

Birth Rate

Turkey

13.56 per 1k

United States

10.75 per 1k

26% higher

Low Reading Skills

Turkey

18.46% of students

United States

14.76% of students

25% higher

Low Math Skills

Turkey

18.46% of students

United States

14.76% of students

25% higher

Low Science Skills

Turkey

18.46% of students

United States

14.76% of students

25% higher

Self-Rated Health

United States

Turkey

64.4% reporting good health

United States

84.9% reporting good health

24% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

United States

Turkey

193.94 kg/person/yr

United States

254.69 kg/person/yr

24% lower

Youth Population (%)

Turkey

21.45%

United States

17.32%

24% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Turkey

474.74 gCO2/kWh

United States

384.4 gCO2/kWh

24% higher

Employment Rate (%)

United States

Turkey

59.24% of adults 25-64

United States

76.67% of adults 25-64

23% lower

Digital Payments Used

United States

Turkey

71.42% of adults

United States

92.97% of adults

23% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Turkey

10.53%

United States

8.6%

22% higher

Life Evaluation Score

United States

Turkey

5.3 pts

United States

6.8 pts

22% lower

Obesity Rate

United States

Turkey

34.26%

United States

42.87%

20% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Turkey

3.3%

United States

2.8%

19% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

United States

Turkey

22 sites

United States

27 sites

19% lower

Safety at Night

United States

Turkey

59% feeling safe at night

United States

71.5% feeling safe at night

17% lower

Highest Elevation

United States

Turkey

5.1K m

United States

6.2K m

17% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

United States

Turkey

0.86% of GDP

United States

1.0% of GDP

16% lower

Dependency Ratio

United States

Turkey

46.48% of working-age pop.

United States

54.45% of working-age pop.

15% lower

Fertility Rate

Turkey

1.9 children/woman

United States

1.6 children/woman

15% higher

Median Age

United States

Turkey

32.5 years

United States

38.0 years

14% lower

Adult Literacy

United States

Turkey

226.54 pts

United States

259.29 pts

13% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

United States

Turkey

29.48%

United States

33.87%

13% lower

Adult Numeracy

United States

Turkey

219.43 pts

United States

249.94 pts

12% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Turkey

42 hrs/week

United States

37.54 hrs/week

12% higher

Urban Population (%)

Turkey

89.34%

United States

80.12%

12% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Turkey

3.0 per 1k

United States

2.7 per 1k

11% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Turkey

12%

United States

10.9%

10% higher

Home Internet Access

Turkey

91.95% of households

United States

84.39% of households

9% higher

Reading Skills

United States

Turkey

456.08 pts

United States

503.94 pts

9% lower

Human Development Index

United States

Turkey

0.85

United States

0.94

9% lower

Reading Score Gap

United States

Turkey

1.7 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.8 vs bottom 10%

9% lower

Numeracy Gap

Turkey

2.0 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.8 vs bottom 10%

9% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Turkey

50.14%

United States

46.08%

9% higher

Science Score Gap

United States

Turkey

1.6 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.8 vs bottom 10%

8% lower

Teen Birth Rate

United States

Turkey

12.05 per 1k

United States

13.14 per 1k

8% lower

Wind Electricity Share

Turkey

11.14%

United States

10.27%

8% higher

Social Support

United States

Turkey

83.18% of adults 15+

United States

89.91% of adults 15+

7% lower

Inequality (Gini)

Turkey

44.5

United States

41.8

6% higher

Internet Users (%)

United States

Turkey

87%

United States

93%

6% lower

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

United States

Turkey

8.0 vs bottom 20%

United States

8.5 vs bottom 20%

5% lower

Science Skills

United States

Turkey

475.94 pts

United States

499.41 pts

5% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Turkey

33.5% of adults

United States

31.8% of adults

5% higher

Air Pollution Exposure

Turkey

99.8% of population

United States

95.76% of population

4% higher

Big Mac Price

United States

Turkey

$5.9

United States

$6.12

4% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

United States

Turkey

108 per 100 people

United States

113 per 100 people

4% lower

Firms Asked for Bribes

United States

Turkey

2.4% of firms

United States

2.5% of firms

4% lower

Math Skills

United States

Turkey

453.15 pts

United States

464.89 pts

3% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

United States

Turkey

92.54% of adults

United States

94.99% of adults

3% lower

Food Waste per Person

Turkey

162.74 kg/person/yr

United States

158.64 kg/person/yr

3% higher

Literacy Gap

Turkey

1.7 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.6 vs bottom 10%

2% higher

Life Expectancy

United States

Turkey

77.2 years

United States

78.4 years

2% lower

Housing Affordability

United States

Turkey

81.12% of income

United States

81.75% of income

1% lower

Leisure Time

United States

Turkey

14.61 hrs/day

United States

14.74 hrs/day

1% lower

Math Score Gap

United States

Turkey

1.7 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Turkey

12 days/yr

United States

0 days/yr

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Turkey

100%

United States

100%

equal

Sanitation Access (%)

United States

Turkey

99.28%

United States

99.62%

equal

Lowest Elevation

Turkey

0 m

United States

-86 m

ranked higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Turkey

-1.9% of GDP

United States

-3.6% of GDP

ranked higher

Comparison of Turkey and United States across 172 metrics
				Winner
Inflation Rate	58.5%	2.9%	1917% higher	Turkey
Political Corruption Index	0.80	0.06	1240% higher	Turkey
Capital Elevation	938 m	72 m	1203% higher	Turkey
Overcrowded Housing	23.84% of households	4.4% of households	436% higher	Turkey
Firms Making Informal Payments	2.5% of firms	0.56% of firms	349% higher	Turkey
Low Adult Literacy	6.7% of adults	1.5% of adults	348% higher	Turkey
Border Neighbors	8.0	2.0	300% higher	Turkey
Long-Term Unemployment	1.7% of workforce	0.50% of workforce	248% higher	Turkey
Job Insecurity	12.97% of earnings at risk	4.2% of earnings at risk	206% higher	Turkey
Population Density	110.87 /km²	36.82 /km²	201% higher	Turkey
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	21.61 µg/m³	7.8 µg/m³	177% higher	Turkey
Exports (% GDP)	27.57% of GDP	11.11% of GDP	148% higher	Turkey
Long Work Hours	22.53% of employees	9.2% of employees	146% higher	Turkey
Coal Electricity Share	34.31%	16.31%	110% higher	Turkey
Poor Health	7.1% reporting poor health	3.4% reporting poor health	109% higher	Turkey
Unemployment Rate	8.4%	4.1%	106% higher	Turkey
Tobacco Use Prevalence	31.1% of adults	15.2% of adults	105% higher	Turkey
Foreign Patents	242	329.2K	100% lower	United States
Airports	116	16.2K	99% lower	United States
Domestic Patents	8.2K	262.2K	97% lower	United States
Child Mortality	12.8 per 1k births	6.5 per 1k births	97% higher	Turkey
Health Spending Per Capita	$385.88	$12,434.43	97% lower	United States
Youth NEET Rate	23.22% of youth 15-24	11.82% of youth 15-24	96% higher	Turkey
Low-Wage Workers	0.96% of workers	22.7% of workers	96% lower	United States
Railway Length	11.5K km	293.6K km	96% lower	United States
GDP (Nominal)	$1,359,123,768,774.12	$28,750,956,130,731.2	95% lower	United States
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.04 per 1M people	0.72 per 1M people	95% lower	United States
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	2.3 per 1M people	40.59 per 1M people	94% lower	United States
Forest Area	226.9K km²	3.10M km²	93% lower	United States
Railway Network	10.5K km	148.6K km	93% lower	United States
Land Area	769.6K km²	9.15M km²	92% lower	United States
Electricity Generation	341.22 TWh	4.4K TWh	92% lower	United States
Electric Generating Capacity	106.28M kW	1.24B kW	91% lower	United States
Spirits Consumption	0.37 L/person/yr	3.6 L/person/yr	90% lower	United States
Total CO2 Emissions	460.03 Mt CO2e	4.6K Mt CO2e	90% lower	United States
Imports (% GDP)	27.03% of GDP	14.27% of GDP	89% higher	Turkey
Scientific Publications	52.7K	457.3K	88% lower	United States
Air Passengers	125.94M	941.56M	87% lower	United States
Homicide Rate	1.0 per 100k	7.2 per 100k	86% lower	United States
Water Withdrawal	64.47 B m³	444.29 B m³	85% lower	United States
GNI Per Capita	$13,460	$83,490	84% lower	United States
Tourism Revenue	$13,771,000,000	$84,205,000,000	84% lower	United States
Beer Consumption	0.66 L/person/yr	4.0 L/person/yr	83% lower	United States
Suicide Rate	2.7 per 100k	15.63 per 100k	83% lower	United States
Alcohol Consumption	1.7 L/adult/yr	9.9 L/adult/yr	83% lower	United States
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	16 time zones	81% lower	United States
Liberal Democracy Index	0.11	0.57	81% lower	United States
Water Stress (%)	28.4%	15.77%	80% higher	Turkey
Shipping Traffic	12.37M	62.21M	80% lower	United States
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.77 per 100k people	3.8 per 100k people	80% lower	United States
High-Tech Exports (%)	5.1%	24.32%	79% lower	United States
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	8.8 per 100k	39.45 per 100k	78% lower	United States
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.7% of GDP	16.5% of GDP	78% lower	United States
Irrigated Land	52.1K km²	234.8K km²	78% lower	United States
Government Debt (% GDP)	26.62% of GDP	118.11% of GDP	77% lower	United States
Land Border Length	2.8K km	12.0K km	77% lower	United States
Population	84.63M	338.02M	75% lower	United States
Seafood Consumption per Person	5.5 kg/person/yr	22.45 kg/person/yr	75% lower	United States
Freedom of Expression Index	0.18	0.73	75% lower	United States
Youth Unemployment Rate	16.04% of youth labor force	9.3% of youth labor force	72% higher	Turkey
Nurses & Midwives	3.4 per 1k	11.88 per 1k	71% lower	United States
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	3.6K kWh/person	12.6K kWh/person	71% lower	United States
Energy Use (Per Capita)	1.8K kg oil eq/person	6.4K kg oil eq/person	71% lower	United States
Vehicles per 1,000 People	266.03 per 1k people	874.14 per 1k people	70% lower	United States
Meat Consumption per Person	38.87 kg/person/yr	124.11 kg/person/yr	69% lower	United States
Merchant Fleet Size	1.2K	3.5K	67% lower	United States
Job Strain	42.94% of employees	25.82% of employees	66% higher	Turkey
Tourist Arrivals	15.97M	45.04M	65% lower	United States
Infant Mortality	9.1 per 1k births	5.5 per 1k births	65% higher	Turkey
Coastline Length	7.2K km	19.9K km	64% lower	United States
Renewable Energy (%)	19.79%	12.05%	64% higher	Turkey
Armed Forces Personnel	512.0K	1.40M	63% lower	United States
R&D Spending (% GDP)	1.3% of GDP	3.6% of GDP	63% lower	United States
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	17.62% of GDP	10.89% of GDP	62% higher	Turkey
Social Time	8.2 hrs/week	5.1 hrs/week	61% higher	Turkey
University Enrollment Rate	127.58%	79.36%	61% higher	Turkey
Lack of Support	16.02% of adults 15+	10.02% of adults 15+	60% higher	Turkey
Electoral Democracy Index	0.29	0.73	60% lower	United States
CO2 Per Capita	5.9 t/person/yr	14.2 t/person/yr	59% lower	United States
Firms with Female Top Manager	9.4% of firms	22.23% of firms	58% lower	United States
Low Adult Numeracy	39% of adults	25.02% of adults	56% higher	Turkey
Road Traffic Death Rate	6.5 per 100k	14.2 per 100k	54% lower	United States
Corruption Perceptions Index	31 pts	64 pts	52% lower	United States
Women in Senior Management	21.45% of managers	44.06% of managers	51% lower	United States
Official Languages Count	1.0	2.0	50% lower	United States
Gender Gap in Work	9.7 min/day	6.5 min/day	49% higher	Turkey
Researchers	2.5K per 1M	4.8K per 1M	49% lower	United States
Housing Cost Burden	14.94% of households	28.98% of households	48% lower	United States
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$45,122.93	$85,809.9	47% lower	United States
Protected Land (%)	7.0%	12.9%	46% lower	United States
Homicide Rate	3.2 per 100k	5.8 per 100k	44% lower	United States
Military Spending	1.9% of GDP	3.4% of GDP	44% lower	United States
Average Earnings	$47,252.57	$82,932.94	43% lower	United States
Unpaid Work Hours	7.5% of adults 15-64	13.25% of adults 15-64	43% lower	United States
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.1% of GDP	5.4% of GDP	43% lower	United States
Elderly Population (%)	10.28%	17.93%	43% lower	United States
Gender Pay Gap (%)	10.0% of male wages	17.29% of male wages	42% lower	United States
Broadband Access (%)	22 per 100 people	38 per 100 people	42% lower	United States
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.2 per 1k	3.7 per 1k	39% lower	United States
Road Deaths	7.7 per 100k	12.24 per 100k	37% lower	United States
Voter Turnout	87.05% of votes	64.07% of votes	36% higher	Turkey
Credit Card Ownership	43.67% of adults	66.7% of adults	35% lower	United States
Chronic Pain	22.5% of adults 15+	33.5% of adults 15+	33% lower	United States
Women's Political Empowerment	0.56	0.83	33% lower	United States
Insufficient Physical Activity	44.39% of adults	33.74% of adults	32% higher	Turkey
Women in Parliament (%)	19.87%	28.74%	31% lower	United States
Earnings Inequality	3.4 vs bottom 10%	4.8 vs bottom 10%	30% lower	United States
Firms Hit by Power Outages	32.76% of firms	25.17% of firms	30% higher	Turkey
Death Rate	6.2 per 1k	8.8 per 1k	29% lower	United States
Poverty Rate	13.15% of population	18.09% of population	27% lower	United States
Extreme Temperature Exposure	31.61% of population	25.03% of population	26% higher	Turkey
Smoking Rate	30.5%	24.3%	26% higher	Turkey
Birth Rate	13.56 per 1k	10.75 per 1k	26% higher	Turkey
Low Reading Skills	18.46% of students	14.76% of students	25% higher	Turkey
Low Math Skills	18.46% of students	14.76% of students	25% higher	Turkey
Low Science Skills	18.46% of students	14.76% of students	25% higher	Turkey
Self-Rated Health	64.4% reporting good health	84.9% reporting good health	24% lower	United States
Milk Consumption per Person	193.94 kg/person/yr	254.69 kg/person/yr	24% lower	United States
Youth Population (%)	21.45%	17.32%	24% higher	Turkey
Electricity Carbon Intensity	474.74 gCO2/kWh	384.4 gCO2/kWh	24% higher	Turkey
Employment Rate (%)	59.24% of adults 25-64	76.67% of adults 25-64	23% lower	United States
Digital Payments Used	71.42% of adults	92.97% of adults	23% lower	United States
Solar Electricity Share	10.53%	8.6%	22% higher	Turkey
Life Evaluation Score	5.3 pts	6.8 pts	22% lower	United States
Obesity Rate	34.26%	42.87%	20% lower	United States
GDP Growth Rate	3.3%	2.8%	19% higher	Turkey
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	22 sites	27 sites	19% lower	United States
Safety at Night	59% feeling safe at night	71.5% feeling safe at night	17% lower	United States
Highest Elevation	5.1K m	6.2K m	17% lower	United States
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.86% of GDP	1.0% of GDP	16% lower	United States
Dependency Ratio	46.48% of working-age pop.	54.45% of working-age pop.	15% lower	United States
Fertility Rate	1.9 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	15% higher	Turkey
Median Age	32.5 years	38.0 years	14% lower	United States
Adult Literacy	226.54 pts	259.29 pts	13% lower	United States
Forest Coverage (%)	29.48%	33.87%	13% lower	United States
Adult Numeracy	219.43 pts	249.94 pts	12% lower	United States
Average Weekly Work Hours	42 hrs/week	37.54 hrs/week	12% higher	Turkey
Urban Population (%)	89.34%	80.12%	12% higher	Turkey
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	3.0 per 1k	2.7 per 1k	11% higher	Turkey
Renewable Energy (%)	12%	10.9%	10% higher	Turkey
Home Internet Access	91.95% of households	84.39% of households	9% higher	Turkey
Reading Skills	456.08 pts	503.94 pts	9% lower	United States
Human Development Index	0.85	0.94	9% lower	United States
Reading Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	9% lower	United States
Numeracy Gap	2.0 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	9% higher	Turkey
Agricultural Land (%)	50.14%	46.08%	9% higher	Turkey
Science Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	8% lower	United States
Teen Birth Rate	12.05 per 1k	13.14 per 1k	8% lower	United States
Wind Electricity Share	11.14%	10.27%	8% higher	Turkey
Social Support	83.18% of adults 15+	89.91% of adults 15+	7% lower	United States
Inequality (Gini)	44.5	41.8	6% higher	Turkey
Internet Users (%)	87%	93%	6% lower	United States
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	8.0 vs bottom 20%	8.5 vs bottom 20%	5% lower	United States
Science Skills	475.94 pts	499.41 pts	5% lower	United States
Hypertension Prevalence	33.5% of adults	31.8% of adults	5% higher	Turkey
Air Pollution Exposure	99.8% of population	95.76% of population	4% higher	Turkey
Big Mac Price	$5.9	$6.12	4% lower	United States
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	108 per 100 people	113 per 100 people	4% lower	United States
Firms Asked for Bribes	2.4% of firms	2.5% of firms	4% lower	United States
Math Skills	453.15 pts	464.89 pts	3% lower	United States
Can Raise Emergency Money	92.54% of adults	94.99% of adults	3% lower	United States
Food Waste per Person	162.74 kg/person/yr	158.64 kg/person/yr	3% higher	Turkey
Literacy Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	2% higher	Turkey
Life Expectancy	77.2 years	78.4 years	2% lower	United States
Housing Affordability	81.12% of income	81.75% of income	1% lower	United States
Leisure Time	14.61 hrs/day	14.74 hrs/day	1% lower	United States
Math Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1% lower	United States
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	12 days/yr	0 days/yr	ranked higher	Turkey
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Turkey
Sanitation Access (%)	99.28%	99.62%	equal	United States
Lowest Elevation	0 m	-86 m	ranked higher	Turkey
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-1.9% of GDP	-3.6% of GDP	ranked higher	Turkey

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Analysis

United States leads in 110 of 172 shared metrics, while Turkey leads in 62.

Turkey's Inflation Rate is 19.2x that of United States (58.5% vs 2.9%).

Turkey's Political Corruption Index is 12.4x that of United States (0.80 vs 0.06).

Turkey's Capital Elevation is 12.0x that of United States (938 m vs 72 m).

Turkey's Overcrowded Housing is 4.4x that of United States (23.84% of households vs 4.4% of households).

Turkey's Firms Making Informal Payments is 3.5x that of United States (2.5% of firms vs 0.56% of firms).

Key Comparisons

Inflation RateTurkey leads

Turkey

58.5%

United States

2.9%

Political Corruption IndexTurkey leads

Turkey

0.80

United States

0.06

Capital ElevationTurkey leads

Turkey

938 m

United States

72 m

Overcrowded HousingTurkey leads

Turkey

23.84% of households

United States

4.4% of households

Firms Making Informal PaymentsTurkey leads

Turkey

2.5% of firms

United States

0.56% of firms

Low Adult LiteracyTurkey leads

Turkey

6.7% of adults

United States

1.5% of adults

Inflation Rate

58.5%

2.9%

Political Corruption Index

0.80

0.06

Capital Elevation

938 m

72 m

Overcrowded Housing

23.84% of households

4.4% of households

Firms Making Informal Payments

2.5% of firms

0.56% of firms

Low Adult Literacy

6.7% of adults

1.5% of adults

Border Neighbors

8.0

2.0

Long-Term Unemployment

1.7% of workforce

0.50% of workforce

Job Insecurity

12.97% of earnings at risk

4.2% of earnings at risk

Population Density

110.87 /km²

36.82 /km²

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

21.61 µg/m³

7.8 µg/m³

Exports (% GDP)

27.57% of GDP

11.11% of GDP

Long Work Hours

22.53% of employees

9.2% of employees

Coal Electricity Share

34.31%

16.31%

Poor Health

7.1% reporting poor health

3.4% reporting poor health

Unemployment Rate

8.4%

4.1%

Tobacco Use Prevalence

31.1% of adults

15.2% of adults

Foreign Patents

242

329.2K

Airports

116

16.2K

Domestic Patents

8.2K

262.2K

Child Mortality

12.8 per 1k births

6.5 per 1k births

Health Spending Per Capita

$385.88

$12,434.43

Youth NEET Rate

23.22% of youth 15-24

11.82% of youth 15-24

Low-Wage Workers

0.96% of workers

22.7% of workers

Railway Length

11.5K km

293.6K km

GDP (Nominal)

$1,359,123,768,774.12

$28,750,956,130,731.2

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.04 per 1M people

0.72 per 1M people

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

2.3 per 1M people

40.59 per 1M people

Forest Area

226.9K km²

3.10M km²

Railway Network

10.5K km

148.6K km

Land Area

769.6K km²

9.15M km²

Electricity Generation

341.22 TWh

4.4K TWh

Electric Generating Capacity

106.28M kW

1.24B kW

Spirits Consumption

0.37 L/person/yr

3.6 L/person/yr

Total CO2 Emissions

460.03 Mt CO2e

4.6K Mt CO2e

Imports (% GDP)

27.03% of GDP

14.27% of GDP

Scientific Publications

52.7K

457.3K

Air Passengers

125.94M

941.56M

Homicide Rate

1.0 per 100k

7.2 per 100k

Water Withdrawal

64.47 B m³

444.29 B m³

GNI Per Capita

$13,460

$83,490

Tourism Revenue

$13,771,000,000

$84,205,000,000

Beer Consumption

0.66 L/person/yr

4.0 L/person/yr

Suicide Rate

2.7 per 100k

15.63 per 100k

Alcohol Consumption

1.7 L/adult/yr

9.9 L/adult/yr

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

16 time zones

Liberal Democracy Index

0.11

0.57

Water Stress (%)

28.4%

15.77%

Shipping Traffic

12.37M

62.21M

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.77 per 100k people

3.8 per 100k people

High-Tech Exports (%)

5.1%

24.32%

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

8.8 per 100k

39.45 per 100k

Health Spending (% GDP)

3.7% of GDP

16.5% of GDP

Irrigated Land

52.1K km²

234.8K km²

Government Debt (% GDP)

26.62% of GDP

118.11% of GDP

Land Border Length

2.8K km

12.0K km

Population

84.63M

338.02M

Seafood Consumption per Person

5.5 kg/person/yr

22.45 kg/person/yr

Freedom of Expression Index

0.18

0.73

Youth Unemployment Rate

16.04% of youth labor force

9.3% of youth labor force

Nurses & Midwives

3.4 per 1k

11.88 per 1k

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

3.6K kWh/person

12.6K kWh/person

Energy Use (Per Capita)

1.8K kg oil eq/person

6.4K kg oil eq/person

Vehicles per 1,000 People

266.03 per 1k people

874.14 per 1k people

Meat Consumption per Person

38.87 kg/person/yr

124.11 kg/person/yr

Merchant Fleet Size

1.2K

3.5K

Job Strain

42.94% of employees

25.82% of employees

Tourist Arrivals

15.97M

45.04M

Infant Mortality

9.1 per 1k births

5.5 per 1k births

Coastline Length

7.2K km

19.9K km

Renewable Energy (%)

19.79%

12.05%

Armed Forces Personnel

512.0K

1.40M

R&D Spending (% GDP)

1.3% of GDP

3.6% of GDP

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

17.62% of GDP

10.89% of GDP

Social Time

8.2 hrs/week

5.1 hrs/week

University Enrollment Rate

127.58%

79.36%

Lack of Support

16.02% of adults 15+

10.02% of adults 15+

Electoral Democracy Index

0.29

0.73

CO2 Per Capita

5.9 t/person/yr

14.2 t/person/yr

Firms with Female Top Manager

9.4% of firms

22.23% of firms

Low Adult Numeracy

39% of adults

25.02% of adults

Road Traffic Death Rate

6.5 per 100k

14.2 per 100k

Corruption Perceptions Index

31 pts

64 pts

Women in Senior Management

21.45% of managers

44.06% of managers

Official Languages Count

1.0

2.0

Gender Gap in Work

9.7 min/day

6.5 min/day

Researchers

2.5K per 1M

4.8K per 1M

Housing Cost Burden

14.94% of households

28.98% of households

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$45,122.93

$85,809.9

Protected Land (%)

7.0%

12.9%

Homicide Rate

3.2 per 100k

5.8 per 100k

Military Spending

1.9% of GDP

3.4% of GDP

Average Earnings

$47,252.57

$82,932.94

Unpaid Work Hours

7.5% of adults 15-64

13.25% of adults 15-64

Education Spending (% GDP)

3.1% of GDP

5.4% of GDP

Elderly Population (%)

10.28%

17.93%

Gender Pay Gap (%)

10.0% of male wages

17.29% of male wages

Broadband Access (%)

22 per 100 people

38 per 100 people

Doctors (per 1,000)

2.2 per 1k

3.7 per 1k

Road Deaths

7.7 per 100k

12.24 per 100k

Voter Turnout

87.05% of votes

64.07% of votes

Credit Card Ownership

43.67% of adults

66.7% of adults

Chronic Pain

22.5% of adults 15+

33.5% of adults 15+

Women's Political Empowerment

0.56

0.83

Insufficient Physical Activity

44.39% of adults

33.74% of adults

Women in Parliament (%)

19.87%

28.74%

Earnings Inequality

3.4 vs bottom 10%

4.8 vs bottom 10%

Firms Hit by Power Outages

32.76% of firms

25.17% of firms

Death Rate

6.2 per 1k

8.8 per 1k

Poverty Rate

13.15% of population

18.09% of population

Extreme Temperature Exposure

31.61% of population

25.03% of population

Smoking Rate

30.5%

24.3%

Birth Rate

13.56 per 1k

10.75 per 1k

Low Reading Skills

18.46% of students

14.76% of students

Low Math Skills

18.46% of students

14.76% of students

Low Science Skills

18.46% of students

14.76% of students

Self-Rated Health

64.4% reporting good health

84.9% reporting good health

Milk Consumption per Person

193.94 kg/person/yr

254.69 kg/person/yr

Youth Population (%)

21.45%

17.32%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

474.74 gCO2/kWh

384.4 gCO2/kWh

Employment Rate (%)

59.24% of adults 25-64

76.67% of adults 25-64

Digital Payments Used

71.42% of adults

92.97% of adults

Solar Electricity Share

10.53%

8.6%

Life Evaluation Score

5.3 pts

6.8 pts

Obesity Rate

34.26%

42.87%

GDP Growth Rate

3.3%

2.8%

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

22 sites

27 sites

Safety at Night

59% feeling safe at night

71.5% feeling safe at night

Highest Elevation

5.1K m

6.2K m

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

0.86% of GDP

1.0% of GDP

Dependency Ratio

46.48% of working-age pop.

54.45% of working-age pop.

Fertility Rate

1.9 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

Median Age

32.5 years

38.0 years

Adult Literacy

226.54 pts

259.29 pts

Forest Coverage (%)

29.48%

33.87%

Adult Numeracy

219.43 pts

249.94 pts

Average Weekly Work Hours

42 hrs/week

37.54 hrs/week

Urban Population (%)

89.34%

80.12%

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

3.0 per 1k

2.7 per 1k

Renewable Energy (%)

12%

10.9%

Home Internet Access

91.95% of households

84.39% of households

Reading Skills

456.08 pts

503.94 pts

Human Development Index

0.85

0.94

Reading Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Numeracy Gap

2.0 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Agricultural Land (%)

50.14%

46.08%

Science Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Teen Birth Rate

12.05 per 1k

13.14 per 1k

Wind Electricity Share

11.14%

10.27%

Social Support

83.18% of adults 15+

89.91% of adults 15+

Inequality (Gini)

44.5

41.8

Internet Users (%)

87%

93%

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

8.0 vs bottom 20%

8.5 vs bottom 20%

Science Skills

475.94 pts

499.41 pts

Hypertension Prevalence

33.5% of adults

31.8% of adults

Air Pollution Exposure

99.8% of population

95.76% of population

Big Mac Price

$5.9

$6.12

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

108 per 100 people

113 per 100 people

Firms Asked for Bribes

2.4% of firms

2.5% of firms

Math Skills

453.15 pts

464.89 pts

Can Raise Emergency Money

92.54% of adults

94.99% of adults

Food Waste per Person

162.74 kg/person/yr

158.64 kg/person/yr

Literacy Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Life Expectancy

77.2 years

78.4 years

Housing Affordability

81.12% of income

81.75% of income

Leisure Time

14.61 hrs/day

14.74 hrs/day

Math Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

12 days/yr

0 days/yr

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Sanitation Access (%)

99.28%

99.62%

Lowest Elevation

0 m

-86 m

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-1.9% of GDP

-3.6% of GDP