Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside Türkiye 2.6 times.
Italy: 302,070 km² (2023) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Italy’s coastline is 6% longer than Türkiye’s.
Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Türkiye’s highest peak towers 389 m above Italy’s.
Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Türkiye has 46% more people than Italy.
Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Italy is 79% more densely populated than Türkiye.
Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Türkiye are 1.9 cm taller than in Italy.
Italy: 174.4 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Italy and Türkiye are practically level.
Italy: 161.8 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 15 years older than in Türkiye.
Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Türkiye have 0.3 more children on average than in Italy.
Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye.
Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5.
Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Italy and Türkiye are practically level.
Italy: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 60% larger than Türkiye’s.
Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 39% more per person than Türkiye.
Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Italy (Gini 9.4 points higher).
Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 6.4% in Italy.
Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Türkiye and Italy are practically level.
Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Türkiye’s.
Italy: 69% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 6.2 times as much on health per person as Türkiye.
Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 6.5 years longer than in Türkiye.
Italy: 84 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Türkiye is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.
Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 87% more doctors per person than Türkiye.
Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 18% in Italy.
Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 22% in Italy.
Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 1.27 points higher than in Türkiye.
Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 3.8 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye.
Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 44% more meat per person than Türkiye.
Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Türkiye has 140 kcal more food per person per day than Italy.
Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Türkiye put in 46 more hours a year than in Italy.
Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 1.8 years longer than in Türkiye.
Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 65% more tourists per resident than Türkiye (2019).
Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 89% in Italy.
Italy: 89% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Italy and Türkiye are practically level.
Italy: 100% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 70% in Italy.
Italy: 70% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108.
Italy: 133 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy’s railway network is 64% longer than Türkiye’s.
Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Türkiye fly 4.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Italy.
Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Italy, but only 29% of Türkiye.
Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Türkiye emits 15% more CO₂ than someone in Italy.
Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye.
Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Türkiye carries 68% more fine dust than in Italy.
Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.7 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Italy.
Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Türkiye are 30% deadlier than in Italy.
Italy: 5 per 100k (2021) · Türkiye: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Italy is on average 1.2 °C warmer than Türkiye.
Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Italy gets 51% more rain than Türkiye.
Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Italy bigger than Türkiye?
Türkiye is larger. Italy fits inside Türkiye 2.6 times.
Which has more people, Italy or Türkiye?
Türkiye has 46% more people than Italy (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Italy or Türkiye?
People in Italy live 6.5 years longer than in Türkiye. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Italy and 77.4 in Türkiye.
Are people taller in Italy or Türkiye?
Men in Türkiye are 1.9 cm taller than in Italy (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
