Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Armenia fits inside Türkiye 26 times.
Armenia: 29,740 km² (2023) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Armenia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Türkiye’s highest peak towers 1,047 m above Armenia’s.
Armenia: 4,090 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Türkiye has 28 times as many people as Armenia.
Armenia: 3.09 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Türkiye is 2% more densely populated than Armenia.
Armenia: 109 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Türkiye are 2.7 cm taller than in Armenia.
Armenia: 173.7 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Türkiye are 2.0 cm taller than in Armenia.
Armenia: 159.9 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Armenia is 3.3 years older than in Türkiye.
Armenia: 35.8 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Armenia have 0.2 more children on average than in Türkiye.
Armenia: 1.7 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Armenia are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye.
Armenia: 14.4% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Armenia 0.0.
Armenia: 0 (2025) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Armenia and Türkiye are practically level.
Armenia: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Türkiye’s economy is 55 times the size of Armenia’s.
Armenia: $29.2 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Türkiye produces 83% more per person than Armenia.
Armenia: Int$24,754 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Armenia (Gini 16.3 points higher).
Armenia: 27.4 (2024) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 13% in Armenia, versus 8.5% in Türkiye.
Armenia: 12.9% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Armenia spends 5.5% of its GDP on the military, Türkiye 1.9%.
Armenia: 5.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Türkiye’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Armenia’s.
Armenia: 38% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Armenia spends 40% more on health per person than Türkiye.
Armenia: $767 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Armenia live 0.9 years longer than in Türkiye.
Armenia: 78.3 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Armenia is 6% more likely to die before turning one than in Türkiye.
Armenia: 8.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Armenia has 50% more doctors per person than Türkiye.
Armenia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 29% in Armenia.
Armenia: 28.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 26% in Armenia.
Armenia: 26.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Armenia rate their lives 0.28 points higher than in Türkiye.
Armenia: 5.58 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Armenia drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye.
Armenia: 6.6 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Armenia has 11% more meat per person than Türkiye.
Armenia: 54.7 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Türkiye has 763 kcal more food per person per day than Armenia.
Armenia: 3,129 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Armenia put in 229 more hours a year than in Türkiye.
Armenia: 1,976 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Armenia went to school 2.4 years longer than in Türkiye.
Armenia: 11.3 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Armenia welcomed 23% more tourists per resident than Türkiye (2019).
Armenia: 0.73 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 81% in Armenia.
Armenia: 81% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Armenia and Türkiye are practically level.
Armenia: 100% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 66% in Armenia.
Armenia: 66% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Armenia has 135 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108.
Armenia: 135 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Türkiye’s railway network is 15 times as long as Armenia’s.
Armenia: 698 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Türkiye fly 3.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Armenia.
Armenia: 0.42 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 12% of Armenia.
Armenia: 11.6% (2023) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Türkiye emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Armenia.
Armenia: 2.5 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Armenia.
Armenia: 39% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Armenia carries 24% more fine dust than in Türkiye.
Armenia: 31.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 46% more likely to be murdered in Türkiye than in Armenia.
Armenia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Armenia are 2.1 times as deadly as in Türkiye.
Armenia: 13.6 per 100k (2021) · Türkiye: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Türkiye is on average 5.2 °C warmer than Armenia.
Armenia: 7.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Armenia gets 22% more rain than Türkiye.
Armenia: 831 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Armenia bigger than Türkiye?
Türkiye is larger. Armenia fits inside Türkiye 26 times.
Which has more people, Armenia or Türkiye?
Türkiye has 28 times as many people as Armenia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Armenia or Türkiye?
People in Armenia live 0.9 years longer than in Türkiye. Life expectancy at birth is 78.3 years in Armenia and 77.4 in Türkiye.
Are people taller in Armenia or Türkiye?
Men in Türkiye are 2.7 cm taller than in Armenia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).