CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Armenia fits inside Türkiye 26 times

Armenia: 29,740 km² (2024) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Armenia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 59% of Armenia, versus 50% of Türkiye

Armenia: 59.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Türkiye has 28 times as many people as Armenia

Armenia: 3.09 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Türkiye is 2% more densely populated than Armenia

Armenia: 109 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

Height of men

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)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Armenia hosts 43% more refugees per resident than Türkiye

Armenia: 39.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Armenia none

Armenia: 0 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Armenia and Türkiye are practically level

Armenia: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

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)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Türkiye produces 83% more per person than Armenia

Armenia: Int$24,754 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

0.8% of people in Armenia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Türkiye

Armenia: 0.8% (2024) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment

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)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Armenia spends 6.1% of its GDP on the military, Türkiye 1.9%

Armenia: 6.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Armenia’s central government collects 22% of GDP in tax, Türkiye’s 18%

Armenia: 22.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Armenia spends 40% more on health per person than Türkiye

Armenia: $767 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Armenia has 39% more hospital beds per person than Türkiye

Armenia: 4.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

Armenia and Türkiye are nearly identical here

Armenia: 3.7 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 29% in Armenia

Armenia: 28.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Armenia welcomed 23% more tourists per resident than Türkiye (2019)

Armenia: 0.73 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Türkiye has 19 more World Heritage sites than Armenia (22 against 3)

Armenia: 3 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, Armenia 22

Armenia: 22 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 81% in Armenia

Armenia: 81% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Türkiye is 35% faster than in Armenia

Armenia: 152 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Armenia and Türkiye are practically level

Armenia: 100% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 66% in Armenia

Armenia: 66% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Armenia has 135 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Armenia: 135 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 12% of Armenia

Armenia: 11.8% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Armenia

Armenia: 39% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Armenia are 82% deadlier than in Türkiye

Armenia: 20.9 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Armenia gets 22% more rain than Türkiye

Armenia: 831 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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).

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