🇹🇷 Turkey vs 🇭🇷 Croatia
Side by side on the data that actually changes your life: prices, taxes, climate, air, safety. Every number has a source and a date.
Climate (capital)
Open-Meteo historical weather
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Sunny days (capital)
Open-Meteo, days with over 4.5h of sunshine
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Air quality (capital)
WAQI, capital station
AQI 55 · Moderate
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Big Mac price
The Economist Big Mac index (euro-area countries share one euro-area price)
$5.90
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Employment taxes (not your rate)
OECD tax wedge, single average worker
~40% of what a job costs goes to tax (2025)
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Special tax regimes
Official tax authorities, verified July 2026
None curated
None curated
Inflation
World Bank
34.9% / yr (2025)
3.7% / yr (2025)
Unemployment
World Bank, ILO-modelled estimate
8.5% (2025)
5.0% (2025)
Internet (median fixed)
Ookla Speedtest Global Index
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~75 Mbps
English proficiency
EF English Proficiency Index
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high
Messenger apps
OONI network measurements, last 6 months
No known issues
No known issues
Safety advisory
U.S. State Department travel advisory
Level 2 · Exercise Increased Caution
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Population
World Bank total population
85.9M (2025)
3.9M (2025)
Population density
World Bank, people per km²
111 / km² (2023)
69 / km² (2023)
Foreign-born residents
World Bank migrant stock
8.1% of population (2024)
13.6% of population (2024)
Life expectancy
WHO
75 yrs
77 yrs
Currency
ISO 4217
TRY
EUR
Timezone (capital)
Open-Meteo
UTC+3
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Legal
Crypto-friendly
Short-term gains
40%
12%
Long-term gains
40%
0%
Long-term holding period
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Staking income
35%
36%
Mining income
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General rates, not personal tax advice.
Climate, inflation and life expectancy verified 12 July 2026. Prices, taxes and air quality verified 7 July 2026. Sources shown per row.
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