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

Latest (2025)
5.3
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
95th
of 157 countries
All-time high
5.5
in 2016
All-time low
4.61
in 2022
Years of data
14
2011–2025

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Turkey, 2011–2025

02462011201820252011: 5.22012: 5.32014: 5.32015: 5.42016: 5.52017: 5.52018: 5.42019: 5.12020: 4.92021: 4.72022: 4.62023: 52024: 5.32025: 5.3

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.35 5.13 5.5 8
2020s 4.97 4.61 5.3 6

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 92 Laos 5.51 compare
  2. 93 Turkmenistan 5.47 compare
  3. 94 Mozambique 5.34 compare
  4. 96 Iraq 5.21 compare
  5. 97 Gabon 5.17 compare
  6. 98 Iran 5.15 compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

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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

Indicator
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source
Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
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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.