Spain vs Türkiye
Spain vs Türkiye: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 10.5 years in Spain and 9.2 years in Türkiye, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Spain, by 1.3 years, or 1.14 times that in Türkiye.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Spain ranked 35 and Türkiye ranked 51 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Spain | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.5 | 9.2 |
| 2018 | 10.7 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 10.8 | 8.9 |
| 2010 | 10.3 | 9.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Spain vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancySpain: 83.7 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySpain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySpain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSpain: 3.54% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateSpain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSpain: 47.9 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSpain: 0.02% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSpain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSpain: 80.5% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageSpain: 44.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSpain: 20.7% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateSpain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSpain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSpain: $37.7B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personSpain: $839 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSpain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSpain: 199,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerSpain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSpain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSpain: 237 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSpain: 341 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025