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Russia vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Russia has a population of 144M (ranked 9/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). Russia's land area is 6,323,145 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 1st vs. 36th).

By GDP, Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.32T). By GDP per capita, Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145), while Turkey ranks 68/197 ($15,473).

Main facts and rankings

Russia Turkey
Population
142718132
85914550
Population rank 9/197 18/197
GDP
$2.17T
2024
$1.32T
2024
GDP rank 11/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$15,145
2024
$15,473
2024
GDP per capita rank 69/197 68/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,405
2024
$43,932
2024
Government debt
$441B
2024
$344B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21.4%
2025
26.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,075
2024
$4,019
2024
Government debt per person rank 98/185 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,262
2025
$9,587
2025
Land area
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
297,156 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.41
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
40.9 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Russia and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Russia and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Russia

Turkey
Year GDP
Russia Turkey
1960 - $7,566,666,667
1961 - $7,988,888,889
1962 - $8,922,222,222
1963 - $10,355,555,556
1964 - $11,177,777,778
1965 - $11,966,666,667
1966 - $14,100,000,000
1967 - $15,644,444,444
1968 - $17,500,000,000
1969 - $19,466,666,667
1970 - $17,863,636,364
1971 - $16,166,666,667
1972 - $20,650,000,000
1973 - $26,000,000,000
1974 - $35,414,285,714
1975 - $46,042,857,143
1976 - $51,450,000,000
1977 - $58,683,333,333
1978 - $65,912,500,000
1979 - $89,616,129,032
1980 - $68,823,684,211
1981 - $71,180,180,180
1982 - $64,369,325,153
1983 - $61,803,555,556
1984 - $59,937,602,180
1985 - $67,232,758,621
1986 - $75,673,037,037
1987 - $87,190,081,680
1988 $554,828,660,436 $90,875,175,809
1989 $506,631,299,735 $107,127,191,329
1990 $517,014,446,228 $150,655,500,192
1991 $517,962,962,963 $151,034,731,544
1992 $460,290,556,901 $159,104,772,992
1993 $435,083,713,851 $180,415,757,852
1994 $395,077,301,248 $130,650,447,499
1995 $395,537,185,735 $169,319,579,016
1996 $391,724,890,744 $181,464,408,820
1997 $404,928,954,192 $189,878,399,895
1998 $270,955,486,862 $275,941,990,764
1999 $195,907,128,351 $256,395,932,738
2000 $259,710,142,197 $274,294,623,164
2001 $306,602,070,621 $201,753,123,807
2002 $345,470,494,418 $240,249,071,871
2003 $430,347,420,185 $314,595,572,146
2004 $591,016,690,732 $408,865,430,220
2005 $764,015,973,481 $506,314,717,662
2006 $989,932,071,353 $557,076,157,773
2007 $1,299,703,478,482 $681,321,124,296
2008 $1,660,848,058,303 $770,449,132,861
2009 $1,222,645,900,056 $649,289,324,628
2010 $1,524,916,715,224 $776,967,266,306
2011 $2,045,922,753,398 $838,785,289,694
2012 $2,208,293,553,878 $880,555,885,492
2013 $2,292,470,078,346 $957,799,120,008
2014 $2,059,241,589,895 $938,934,609,297
2015 $1,363,482,182,198 $864,313,810,469
2016 $1,276,786,350,881 $869,682,881,593
2017 $1,574,199,360,089 $858,988,492,854
2018 $1,657,328,773,461 $778,972,108,041
2019 $1,693,115,002,708 $761,005,915,751
2020 $1,493,075,894,362 $720,338,490,327
2021 $1,829,186,719,575 $819,865,223,976
2022 $2,291,612,121,335 $907,118,434,654
2023 $2,071,505,725,031 $1,118,252,958,514
2024 $2,173,835,806,672 $1,323,254,808,059

Russia and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Russia

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Russia Turkey
1960 - $267.1
1961 - $274.4
1962 - $298.2
1963 - $337
1964 - $354
1965 - $370
1966 - $425
1967 - $459
1968 - $501
1969 - $544
1970 - $488
1971 - $431
1972 - $537
1973 - $661
1974 - $881
1975 - $1,122
1976 - $1,228
1977 - $1,372
1978 - $1,510
1979 - $2,013
1980 - $1,516
1981 - $1,537
1982 - $1,360
1983 - $1,276
1984 - $1,209
1985 - $1,326
1986 - $1,461
1987 - $1,650
1988 $3,778 $1,686
1989 $3,430 $1,949
1990 $3,494 $2,690
1991 $3,490 $2,649
1992 $3,099 $2,744
1993 $2,931 $3,058
1994 $2,662 $2,176
1995 $2,666 $2,775
1996 $2,644 $2,929
1997 $2,738 $3,021
1998 $1,835 $4,330
1999 $1,331 $3,969
2000 $1,772 $4,192
2001 $2,100 $3,046
2002 $2,378 $3,583
2003 $2,975 $4,638
2004 $4,102 $5,961
2005 $5,323 $7,303
2006 $6,920 $7,953
2007 $9,101 $9,711
2008 $11,635 $10,844
2009 $8,563 $9,013
2010 $10,675 $10,623
2011 $14,305 $11,301
2012 $15,402 $11,713
2013 $15,941 $12,578
2014 $14,277 $12,165
2015 $9,427 $11,050
2016 $8,804 $10,970
2017 $10,835 $10,696
2018 $11,399 $9,569
2019 $11,640 $9,215
2020 $10,280 $8,639
2021 $12,637 $9,743
2022 $15,888 $10,675
2023 $14,403 $13,106
2024 $15,145 $15,473

Russia vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Russia

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Russia Turkey
1950 55.5 47.3
1951 55.3 47.6
1952 57.6 48.1
1953 58.8 48.2
1954 59.9 48.8
1955 62.1 49.1
1956 66.5 49.5
1957 66 49.2
1958 67.7 49.2
1959 67.4 50.1
1960 68.3 50.8
1961 68.6 51.6
1962 68.5 52.3
1963 69.1 53.1
1964 69.5 53.6
1965 69.3 54.1
1966 69.4 54.6
1967 69.2 55.2
1968 69.1 55.6
1969 68.6 56.2
1970 68.7 56.7
1971 68.9 57.2
1972 68.8 58
1973 68.9 58.5
1974 68.7 59
1975 68.3 59.5
1976 68.1 60
1977 67.9 60.8
1978 67.8 61.6
1979 67.6 62.2
1980 67.5 62.7
1981 67.6 63.2
1982 68.1 63.7
1983 68 64.3
1984 67.6 64.8
1985 68.3 65.3
1986 70 65.9
1987 70.1 66.4
1988 69.9 66.9
1989 69.7 67.4
1990 69.3 67.8
1991 69 68.3
1992 67.8 68.6
1993 65 69
1994 63.8 69.4
1995 64 69.7
1996 65.4 70.2
1997 66.6 70.7
1998 66.9 71.1
1999 65.6 70.8
2000 65 71.9
2001 65 72.3
2002 64.7 72.6
2003 64.7 72.9
2004 65.1 73.2
2005 65.2 73.5
2006 66.5 73.8
2007 67.5 74.1
2008 67.9 74.4
2009 68.7 74.7
2010 68.2 75
2011 69.7 74.8
2012 70.1 75.6
2013 70.6 76.2
2014 70.8 76.5
2015 71.3 76.5
2016 71.9 76.6
2017 72.8 77
2018 72.9 77.5
2019 73.1 77.7
2020 71.2 76.5
2021 69.8 75.7
2022 72.5 77.6
2023 73.2 77.2
2024 73.3 77.4
2025 73.5 77.8

Russia and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Russia

Turkey
Year Population
Russia Turkey
1960 119,897,000 28,329,898
1961 121,236,000 29,119,238
1962 122,591,000 29,916,147
1963 123,960,000 30,726,841
1964 125,345,000 31,543,072
1965 126,745,000 32,345,220
1966 127,468,000 33,177,672
1967 128,196,000 34,050,421
1968 128,928,000 34,921,684
1969 129,664,000 35,787,774
1970 130,404,000 36,638,465
1971 131,155,000 37,518,611
1972 131,909,000 38,430,221
1973 132,669,000 39,329,533
1974 133,432,000 40,210,234
1975 134,200,000 41,053,126
1976 135,147,000 41,899,984
1977 136,100,000 42,773,298
1978 137,060,000 43,645,306
1979 138,027,000 44,510,429
1980 139,010,000 45,408,815
1981 139,941,000 46,321,190
1982 140,823,000 47,322,096
1983 141,668,000 48,447,410
1984 142,745,000 49,574,069
1985 143,858,000 50,687,115
1986 144,894,000 51,777,772
1987 145,908,000 52,843,670
1988 146,857,000 53,909,626
1989 147,721,000 54,976,723
1990 147,969,406 56,015,628
1991 148,394,216 57,009,887
1992 148,538,197 57,990,118
1993 148,458,777 58,999,167
1994 148,407,912 60,033,836
1995 148,375,787 61,024,503
1996 148,160,129 61,951,134
1997 147,915,361 62,852,966
1998 147,670,784 63,734,383
1999 147,214,776 64,591,923
2000 146,596,869 65,425,961
2001 145,976,482 66,245,128
2002 145,306,497 67,048,795
2003 144,648,618 67,831,730
2004 144,067,316 68,592,617
2005 143,518,814 69,329,557
2006 143,049,637 70,045,349
2007 142,805,114 70,158,112
2008 142,742,366 71,051,678
2009 142,785,348 72,039,206
2010 142,849,468 73,142,150
2011 143,018,195 74,223,629
2012 143,378,447 75,175,827
2013 143,805,638 76,147,624
2014 144,237,223 77,181,884
2015 144,640,716 78,218,479
2016 145,015,460 79,277,962
2017 145,293,260 80,312,698
2018 145,398,106 81,407,204
2019 145,453,291 82,579,440
2020 145,245,148 83,384,680
2021 144,746,762 84,147,318
2022 144,236,933 84,979,913
2023 143,826,130 85,325,965
2024 143,533,851 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Russia and Turkey

Fertility rate
Russia

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Russia Turkey
1960 2.52 6.38
1961 2.45 6.42
1962 2.36 6.38
1963 2.27 6.34
1964 2.18 6.29
1965 2.13 6.22
1966 2.1 6.15
1967 2.04 6.06
1968 1.99 5.96
1969 1.97 5.87
1970 1.99 5.78
1971 2.03 5.67
1972 2.04 5.55
1973 2.01 5.41
1974 2 5.24
1975 1.98 5.09
1976 1.97 4.93
1977 1.95 4.78
1978 1.92 4.69
1979 1.9 4.58
1980 1.89 4.45
1981 1.91 4.35
1982 2.04 4.21
1983 2.11 4.06
1984 2.06 3.91
1985 2.05 3.78
1986 2.15 3.66
1987 2.22 3.54
1988 2.12 3.45
1989 2.01 3.34
1990 1.89 3.11
1991 1.73 3
1992 1.55 2.94
1993 1.39 2.92
1994 1.4 2.87
1995 1.34 2.84
1996 1.27 2.78
1997 1.22 2.74
1998 1.23 2.71
1999 1.16 2.63
2000 1.2 2.49
2001 1.22 2.39
2002 1.29 2.27
2003 1.32 2.2
2004 1.34 2.2
2005 1.29 2.2
2006 1.31 2.19
2007 1.42 2.16
2008 1.5 2.15
2009 1.54 2.1
2010 1.57 2.08
2011 1.58 2.05
2012 1.69 2.11
2013 1.71 2.11
2014 1.75 2.19
2015 1.78 2.16
2016 1.76 2.11
2017 1.62 2.08
2018 1.58 2
2019 1.5 1.89
2020 1.51 1.77
2021 1.51 1.71
2022 1.42 1.63
2023 1.41 1.51

Russia and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Russia

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Russia Turkey
1960 27.1 19.4
1961 27.4 19.3
1962 27.7 19.1
1963 28.1 19
1964 28.3 18.9
1965 28.6 18.9
1966 28.9 18.8
1967 29.2 18.7
1968 29.8 18.6
1969 30.3 18.6
1970 30.7 18.6
1971 31 18.7
1972 31.1 18.8
1973 31.1 18.9
1974 30.9 19
1975 30.7 19.1
1976 30.6 19.3
1977 30.9 19.4
1978 31 19.5
1979 31.1 19.7
1980 31.3 19.8
1981 31.4 19.9
1982 31.6 20
1983 31.7 20.2
1984 31.8 20.4
1985 32 20.6
1986 32.2 20.9
1987 32.4 21.1
1988 32.6 21.3
1989 32.9 21.6
1990 33.2 21.8
1991 33.6 22.1
1992 33.9 22.4
1993 34.4 22.7
1994 34.7 23
1995 35 23.3
1996 35.3 23.6
1997 35.7 24
1998 36 24.3
1999 36.3 24.7
2000 36.6 25
2001 36.8 25.4
2002 36.9 25.8
2003 37 26.2
2004 37.2 26.6
2005 37.4 27
2006 37.6 27.5
2007 37.7 27.9
2008 37.8 28.3
2009 37.9 28.6
2010 38 29.1
2011 38.1 29.5
2012 38.3 29.8
2013 38.4 30.1
2014 38.6 30.4
2015 38.7 30.6
2016 38.8 30.9
2017 39 31.2
2018 39.2 31.5
2019 39.4 31.8
2020 39.7 32.3
2021 39.9 32.7
2022 40.1 33.1
2023 40.5 33.5
2024 40.9 34

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Russia Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$2.24T
2024
$1.12T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.6%
2025
32.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.16%
2023
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.86%
2023
1.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,454,000
2020
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.01%
2025
-4.33%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.43%
2024
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
56.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
25.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.6
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2023
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires
381,726
2024
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires
140
2025
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
194
2023
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$650B
2023
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$597B
2023
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.91B
2024
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,359,000
2020
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
6.63%
2020
Banked people share
79.3%
2024
81.6%
2024

Energy

Russia Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,601 kg
2022
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.43
2022
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,070 megatons
2023
438 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.4 tons
2023
5.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.5%
2022
81.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
3.5%
2021
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.45%
2022
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-75.1%
2022
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
7,184 kWh
2022
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.2%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
17.3%
2022
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share
19.4%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Russia Turkey
% of world population
1.76%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-178,042
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population
75.5%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
56.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.8
2021
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
125
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
97.3%
2021
English speaking
4.84%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
87.3%
2024

Health

Russia Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,078
2022
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$298.7
2022
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2008
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.83
2020
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
25.2 years
2013
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
9
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.5
2023
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.2%
2022
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.5 liters
2020
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Russia Turkey
% of world land
11%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
44,053 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
832,826 sq mi
2025
148,989 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
87,600 sq mi
2025
Roads length
981,326 mi
2023
272,554 mi
2024

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