Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 42.4% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,507 as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 41.7% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 98.5% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.
Safety
be 89.8 times more likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 76.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 65.1% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Turks and Caicos Islands: At a glance
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