Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 2.3 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 37.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 40.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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 45.2% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 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.
Geography
see 6.7 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 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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