Türkiye vs Ukraine
Türkiye vs Ukraine: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 9.2 years in Türkiye and 9.9 years in Ukraine, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 0.6 years, or 1.07 times that in Türkiye.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Türkiye ranked 51 and Ukraine ranked 41 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Türkiye | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.2 | 9.9 |
| 2018 | 8.9 | 10.1 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 10.2 |
| 2010 | 9.1 | 10.3 |
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
Türkiye vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyTürkiye: 77.2 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTürkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTürkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionTürkiye: 3.72% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateTürkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTürkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTürkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTürkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTürkiye: 89.5% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageTürkiye: 32.5 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTürkiye: 10% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateTürkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTürkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTürkiye: $26.8B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personTürkiye: $342 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTürkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTürkiye: 512,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerTürkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTürkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTürkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsTürkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025