The United States’ coastline is 2.8 times as long as Türkiye’s

Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition) · United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition)

The United States’ highest peak towers 1,053 m above Türkiye’s

Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition) · United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 46% of the United States

Türkiye: 50.2% (2024) · United States: 46.1% (2024)

The United States has 4 times as many people as Türkiye

Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025) · United States: 342 million (2025)

Türkiye is 3 times as densely populated as the United States

Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025) · United States: 37 per km² (2025)

The typical person in the United States is 5.5 years older than in Türkiye

Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023) · United States: 38 years (2023)

Women in the United States have 0.1 more children on average than in Türkiye

Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024)

18% of people in the United States are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye

Türkiye: 10.6% (2025) · United States: 18.4% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 21 times as many refugees per resident as the United States

Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025) · United States: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025)

The United States has produced 8.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5

Türkiye: 0.5 (2026) · United States: 8.7 (2026)

Türkiye and the United States are practically level

Türkiye: 1 (2026) · United States: 1 (2026)

The United States’ economy is 19 times the size of Türkiye’s

Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025) · United States: $30.8 trillion (2025)

The United States produces 2 times as much per person as Türkiye

Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025) · United States: Int$90,027 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in the United States (Gini 1.9 points higher)

Türkiye: 43.7 (2023) · United States: 41.8 (2024)

1.1% of people in the United States live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Türkiye

Türkiye: 0.2% (2023) · United States: 1.1% (2024)

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 4.2% in the United States

Türkiye: 8.5% (2025) · United States: 4.2% (2025)

The United States spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Türkiye 1.9%

Türkiye: 1.9% (2025) · United States: 3.1% (2025)

Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, the United States’ 11%

Türkiye: 17.6% (2024) · United States: 10.8% (2024)

The United States’ price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Türkiye’s

Türkiye: 41% (2025) · United States: 100% (2025)

The United States spends 25 times as much on health per person as Türkiye

Türkiye: $548 (2023) · United States: $13,473 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 45% more likely to die before turning one than in the United States

Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024)

The United States has 65% more doctors per person than Türkiye

Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022) · United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)

Türkiye has 14% more hospital beds per person than the United States

Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023) · United States: 2.7 per 1,000 (2022)

The suicide rate in the United States is 3.6 times that in Türkiye

Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023) · United States: 13.3 per 100k (2023)

42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 30% in Türkiye

Türkiye: 30.5% (2024) · United States: 41.8% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 16% in the United States

Türkiye: 31.1% (2024) · United States: 15.8% (2024)

People in the United States rate their lives 1.52 points higher than in Türkiye

Türkiye: 5.30 (2025) · United States: 6.82 (2025)

Adults in the United States drink 4.3 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023) · United States: 9.6 litres (2023)

The United States has 2.5 times as much meat per person as Türkiye

Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023) · United States: 122.1 kg (2023)

The United States has 55 kcal more food per person per day than Türkiye

Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023) · United States: 3,947 kcal (2023)

Workers in the United States put in 41 more hours a year than in Türkiye

Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023) · United States: 1,789 hours (2023)

Adults in the United States went to school 4.9 years longer than in Türkiye

Türkiye: 9 years (2023) · United States: 13.9 years (2023)

Türkiye welcomed 2.8 times as many tourists per resident as the United States (2019)

Türkiye: 0.59 (2022) · United States: 0.21 (2024)

The United States has 5 more World Heritage sites than Türkiye (27 against 22)

Türkiye: 22 (2026) · United States: 27 (2026)

The United States has won 3,137 Olympic medals, Türkiye 111

Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition) · United States: 3,137 (2026 edition)

95% of people in the United States are online, versus 90% in Türkiye

Türkiye: 90% (2025) · United States: 95% (2024)

Home internet in the United States is 2 times as fast as in Türkiye

Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026) · United States: 401 Mbps (2026)

Türkiye and the United States are practically level

Türkiye: 100% (2024) · United States: 100% (2024)

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 80% in the United States

Türkiye: 89% (2025) · United States: 80% (2025)

The United States has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Türkiye: 108 (2024) · United States: 113 (2024)

The United States’ railway network is 14 times as long as Türkiye’s

Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021) · United States: 148,553 km (2021)

Airlines from the United States fly 88% more passengers per resident than those from Türkiye

Türkiye: 1.47 (2023) · United States: 2.75 (2023)

Forest covers 34% of the United States, but only 29% of Türkiye

Türkiye: 29.5% (2024) · United States: 33.8% (2024)

The average person in the United States emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Türkiye

Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024) · United States: 14.2 t (2024)

43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in the United States

Türkiye: 43.3% (2025) · United States: 25.6% (2025)

The air in Türkiye carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in the United States

Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024) · United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 79% more likely to be murdered in the United States than in Türkiye

Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023)

Roads in the United States are 2.3 times as deadly as in Türkiye

Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023) · United States: 26.3 per 100k (2023)

Türkiye is on average 2.4 °C warmer than the United States

Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

The United States gets 25% more rain than Türkiye

Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 849 mm (2016–2025 avg)