1. Diverging pathsTurkey and Iraq

   Turkey and Iraq: similar GDP per person in 1990, 3.1 times apart in 2025

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   Output per person a year, in 2021 dollars adjusted for price differences: $12,200 in Turkey and $10,700 in Iraq in 1990; $37,300 and $12,200 in 2025. Turkey grew 3.1-fold; Iraq rose 14%.

   Source: World Bank (WDI, ITU and UNESCO data); UN WPP 2024Open on the chart →

More findings

• Turkey: lower fertility than France
• Turkey now has more people than Germany
• Turkey: once more natives lived abroad; now there are 2.3 times as many foreign-born residents
• Turkey: the birth rate at ages 15–19 is 8 times lower than in 1985
• Iraq: 8 in 10 are online, but only 5 in 10 have toilet waste that is safely treated
• Turkey: life expectancy at 65 exceeded Japan’s in 1960; now it is lower

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