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Türkiye

Republic of Türkiye

Capital: Ankara
Languages: Turkish
Currency: Turkish lira
People: 85.9 million (2025)
Neighbours: 8

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Türkiye among 213 countries & territories

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Total area

785,350 km²

36th of 205

2023

Coastline

7,200 km

18th of 213

2026 edition

Highest point

5,137 m

25th of 213

2026 edition

Forest cover

29.5%

108th of 207

2023

Population

85.9 million

18th of 210

2025

Population density

112 per km²

92nd of 209

2025

Height of men

176.4 cm

51st of 196

2019

Height of women

161.8 cm

76th of 196

2019

Median age

32.5 years

97th of 213

2023

Fertility rate

1.48 children per woman

152nd of 210

2024

Aged 65 and over

10.6%

89th of 210

2025

Economy size (GDP)

$1.6 trillion

16th of 207

2025

GDP per person (PPP)

Int$45,289

57th of 198

2025

Income inequality (Gini)

43.7

22nd of 155

2023

Unemployment

8.5%

50th of 186

2025

Health spending per person

$548

84th of 193

2023

Military spending

1.9%

67th of 158

2024

Life expectancy

77.4 years

78th of 210

2024

Infant mortality

8 per 1,000

124th of 194

2024

Doctors

2.2 per 1,000

83rd of 190

2022

Adult obesity

30.5%

63rd of 195

2024

Smoking

31.1%

25th of 166

2024

Life satisfaction

5.30

99th of 163

2025

Alcohol consumption

2.2 litres

137th of 195

2023

Meat supply

49.4 kg

104th of 189

2023

Daily calories

3,892 kcal

4th of 189

2023

Working hours

1,747 hours

88th of 130

2023

Years of schooling

9 years

111th of 193

2023

Internet users

90%

62nd of 208

2025

Access to electricity

100%

1st of 209

2024

Urban population

89%

28th of 210

2025

Mobile subscriptions

108

127th of 208

2024

CO₂ per person

5.9 t

50th of 203

2024

Renewable electricity

43.3%

80th of 201

2025

Air pollution (PM2.5)

25.6 µg/m³

56th of 213

2024

Homicide rate

3.2 per 100k

68th of 160

2023

Road deaths

6.5 per 100k

150th of 193

2021

Average temperature

12.7°C

137th of 187

2016–2025 avg

Rainfall

680 mm

138th of 187

2016–2025 avg

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

0.5

55th of 160

2025

Railway network

10,546 km

21st of 133

2021

Air passengers per resident

1.47

39th of 165

2023

Tourists per resident

0.59

72nd of 179

2022

Official languages

87th of 213

2026

Price level (US = 100)

41%

113th of 198

2025

World twins

The countries most like Türkiye across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.