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Türkiye vs United Kingdom
How Türkiye and United Kingdom compare on 37 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Kingdom was higher: 81.3 years against 77.2 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, United Kingdom was higher: $48,420 against $15,880
- Population · In 2023, Türkiye was higher: 87.3 million people against 68.7 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, United Kingdom was higher: 2.35% of GDP against 1.91% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, Türkiye was higher: 5.38 tonnes against 4.22 tonnes
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyTürkiye: 77.2 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTürkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTürkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionTürkiye: 3.72% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateTürkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTürkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTürkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTürkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTürkiye: 89.5% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageTürkiye: 32.5 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTürkiye: 10% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateTürkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTürkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTürkiye: $26.8B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personTürkiye: $342 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTürkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTürkiye: 512,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerTürkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTürkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTürkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsTürkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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