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Last European coloniser: Never a European colony · Largest religious group: Muslims. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Turkiye

Against upper middle income countries, Turkiye ranks 2nd of 57 on education and 51st of 57 on gender. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Turkiye with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Turkiye reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.69133 of 17940 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2023+0.2355 of 19313 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+1.0320 of 1992 of 57proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022-0.5188 of 11029 of 35high +0.80
Equality score 2023-0.08110 of 16543 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.1973 of 21011 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-0.50163 of 18651 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.75193 of 21351 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.2292 of 19524 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Turkiye, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0.00114per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate3.23per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance39.5%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important60%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer71%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions70.4%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Divorce rate2.1divorces per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Births outside marriage2.8%% of live births2020no agreed direction
Women's age at first marriage25.2years2020no agreed direction
Marriage rate6.8marriages per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Children with one parent6.9%% of children aged 0-172023no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated2.53%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share0.136%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share97.1%% of population2020no agreed direction
Women in a union59.6%% of women aged 15-492021no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)6.65marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)2.19divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age32.5years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing29.2years2023no agreed direction
Population85,878,556people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.42%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization89.5%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+10.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1421%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.48births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate11per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-258,205people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population8.1%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Public social spending10.4%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Family benefits spending0.454%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Old-age spending4.88%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Aid given0.501%% of GNI2025no agreed direction
Government spending per capita$10,287current international dollars2020no agreed direction
Corporate tax rate22%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.853index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.708index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$37,301international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$31,665international $2021higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$15,883US$2025higher is better
GDP growth3.6%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation34.9%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness49.9%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows0.861%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue17.6%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption13.9%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense33%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending1.92%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture14.2%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths453PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading456PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science476PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion98%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling19.8years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling8.99years2023higher is better
Education spending3.1%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Primary enrollment102%% gross2023higher is better
Secondary enrollment118%% gross2023higher is better
Tertiary enrollment106%% gross2023higher is better
Adult literacy97.3%% of adults2021higher is better
Compulsory schooling12years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.603%% of primary-age children2023higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio17pupils per teacher2017higher is worse
Researchers2,645per million people2023higher is better

environment

Recycling rate0%% of municipal waste2014higher is better
CO2 per capita5.38t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area29.5%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land50.1%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land7%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender wage gap6.9%% of men's median earnings2014higher is worse
Gender Inequality Index0.227index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.938ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.558index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers5.88%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament19.9%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management21.5%% of managers2024higher is better
Married by 1814.7%% of women aged 20-242018higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index34index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)5rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Trust in government40%% of respondents2024higher is better
Pre-trial detainee share14.4%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating160per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.293index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.11index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.165index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.417index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.804index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.179index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.565index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.263index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.355index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration98.4%% of children under 52018higher is better
Control of corruption-0.563index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.843index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.0707index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.211index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.09index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.971index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy77.4years2024higher is better
Infant mortality8per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality9.6per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending4.28%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate2.69per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds3.05per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access96%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation99.3%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting5.5%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility11.2births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality15per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance97%% of births2019higher is better
Alcohol consumption1.69litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use31.1%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths6.7per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians2.24per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation99%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
Tuberculosis incidence13per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality15.4%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women29.3%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending19%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity28.8%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index77index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Market-income Gini0.525index, 0 to 12022higher is worse
Redistribution18.6%% reduction in the Gini2022no agreed direction
Gini index43.7index (0-100)2023higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate0.2%% of population2023higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users89.8%% of population2025higher is better
Mobile subscriptions108per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population14.1%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband23.4per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Active labour market spending0.014%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Unemployment benefit spending0.393%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Retirement age, men66.3years2018no agreed direction
Retirement age, women64.9years2018no agreed direction
Hours worked1,832hours per year2016no agreed direction
Informal employment27.7%% of employment2024higher is worse
Unemployment8.52%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation37.1%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation71.9%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study22.9%% of 15 to 24 year olds2024higher is worse
Vulnerable employment23.9%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust14%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness85%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction5.3score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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