Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 91.8% more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 15.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other hand, 11.6 children do as of 2022.
have 18.2% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 31.4% less on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.5% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 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
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