Türkiye’s coastline is 3 times as long as South Korea’s

South Korea: 2,413 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 3,187 m above South Korea’s

South Korea: 1,950 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 16% of South Korea

South Korea: 16% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Türkiye has 66% more people than South Korea

South Korea: 51.7 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

South Korea is 4.7 times as densely populated as Türkiye

South Korea: 530 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in South Korea is 12 years older than in Türkiye

South Korea: 44.5 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Women in Türkiye have 0.7 more children on average than in South Korea

South Korea: 0.75 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

20% of people in South Korea are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye

South Korea: 20.3% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 326 times as many refugees per resident as South Korea

South Korea: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

South Korea has produced 0.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5

South Korea: 0.6 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

South Korea and Türkiye are practically level

South Korea: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

South Korea’s economy is 17% larger than Türkiye’s

South Korea: $1.87 trillion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

South Korea produces 39% more per person than Türkiye

South Korea: Int$63,125 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in South Korea (Gini 10.8 points higher)

South Korea: 32.9 (2021) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Türkiye and South Korea are practically level

South Korea: 0.1% (2021) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 2.7% in South Korea

South Korea: 2.7% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

South Korea spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Türkiye 1.9%

South Korea: 2.6% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, South Korea’s 13%

South Korea: 13.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

South Korea’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Türkiye’s

South Korea: 57% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

South Korea spends 5.7 times as much on health per person as Türkiye

South Korea: $3,137 (2024) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in South Korea

South Korea: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

South Korea has 17% more doctors per person than Türkiye

South Korea: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

South Korea has 4.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Türkiye

South Korea: 12.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in South Korea is 6.3 times that in Türkiye

South Korea: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 7.5% in South Korea

South Korea: 7.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 19% in South Korea

South Korea: 18.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in South Korea rate their lives 0.74 points higher than in Türkiye

South Korea: 6.04 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Adults in South Korea drink 3.7 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

South Korea: 8.3 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

South Korea has 70% more meat per person than Türkiye

South Korea: 84 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Türkiye has 462 kcal more food per person per day than South Korea

South Korea: 3,430 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in South Korea put in 163 more hours a year than in Türkiye

South Korea: 1,910 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in South Korea went to school 3.7 years longer than in Türkiye

South Korea: 12.7 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Türkiye welcomed 88% more tourists per resident than South Korea (2019)

South Korea: 0.32 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Türkiye has 5 more World Heritage sites than South Korea (22 against 17)

South Korea: 17 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

South Korea has won 409 Olympic medals, Türkiye 111

South Korea: 409 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

98% of people in South Korea are online, versus 90% in Türkiye

South Korea: 98% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in South Korea is 45% faster than in Türkiye

South Korea: 298 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

South Korea and Türkiye are practically level

South Korea: 100% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 81% in South Korea

South Korea: 81% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

South Korea has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

South Korea: 173 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Türkiye’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as South Korea’s

South Korea: 4,309 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

South Korea and Türkiye are nearly identical here

South Korea: 1.48 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 64% of South Korea, but only 29% of Türkiye

South Korea: 64.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in South Korea emits 92% more CO₂ than someone in Türkiye

South Korea: 11.3 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 10% in South Korea

South Korea: 10.4% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Türkiye carries 22% more fine dust than in South Korea

South Korea: 21 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 6.8 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in South Korea

South Korea: 0.5 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Türkiye are 32% deadlier than in South Korea

South Korea: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

South Korea is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Türkiye

South Korea: 13.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

South Korea gets 86% more rain than Türkiye

South Korea: 1,265 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)