Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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
be 26.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
make 25.7% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 40.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 18.6% less on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.6% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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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