Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Türkiye fits inside Australia 9.9 times.
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 3.6 times as long as Türkiye’s.
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Türkiye’s highest peak towers 2,909 m above Australia’s.
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Türkiye has 3.1 times as many people as Australia.
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Türkiye is 31 times as densely populated as Australia.
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 2.4 cm taller than in Türkiye.
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 2.9 cm taller than in Türkiye.
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 5.2 years older than in Türkiye.
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Australia and Türkiye are practically level.
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye.
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5.
Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Australia and Türkiye are practically level.
Australia: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 13% larger than Türkiye’s.
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 59% more per person than Türkiye.
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Australia (Gini 9.9 points higher).
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 4.1% in Australia.
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Türkiye and Australia are practically level.
Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Türkiye’s.
Australia: 91% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 13 times as much on health per person as Türkiye.
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 5.6 years longer than in Türkiye.
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Türkiye is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 83% more doctors per person than Türkiye.
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 30% in Türkiye.
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 12% in Australia.
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 1.62 points higher than in Türkiye.
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 4.7 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye.
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 2.4 times as much meat per person as Türkiye.
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Türkiye has 330 kcal more food per person per day than Australia.
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Türkiye put in 136 more hours a year than in Australia.
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 3.9 years longer than in Türkiye.
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 90% in Türkiye.
Australia: 96% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Australia and Türkiye are practically level.
Australia: 100% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 88% in Australia.
Australia: 88% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108.
Australia: 113 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Türkiye’s.
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 70% more passengers per resident than those from Türkiye.
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 17% of Australia.
Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Türkiye.
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Türkiye carries 4.7 times as much fine dust as in Australia.
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Australia.
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Türkiye are 44% deadlier than in Australia.
Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Türkiye: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Australia is on average 9.8 °C warmer than Türkiye.
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Türkiye gets 52% more rain than Australia.
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Türkiye?
Australia is larger. Türkiye fits inside Australia 9.9 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Türkiye?
Türkiye has 3.1 times as many people as Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Türkiye?
People in Australia live 5.6 years longer than in Türkiye. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 77.4 in Türkiye.
Are people taller in Australia or Türkiye?
Men in Australia are 2.4 cm taller than in Türkiye (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).