Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 8.4 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 31.1% more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 12.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 61.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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 12.0% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 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 51.4% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turks and Caicos Islands: At a glance
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