Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 56.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% less on education
Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turks and Caicos Islands: At a glance
How big is Turks and Caicos Islands compared to Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.