Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita was 5.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Turkey, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Turkey stood at 5.3.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Turkey peaked at 5.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.61, in 2022.
Turkey ranks 95th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.35 | 5.13 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.97 | 4.61 | 5.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More economy & growth data for Turkey
- Final consumption expenditure 3.4% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 3.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 16.8% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 373.96 billion constant LCU (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 54.7% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.10 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 43.21 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.11 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 100.2% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 63.17 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Turkey?
- Self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Turkey was 5.3 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 in 2022.
- How does Turkey rank for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- Turkey ranks 95th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.