Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

Health

live 2.8 years longer

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 47.6% more money

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.

be 70.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 33.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.

Life

have 61.0% more children

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 8.4 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.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 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.

Geography

see 19.4 times more coastline

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 20 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

Turks and Caicos Islands (sometimes abbreviated TCI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 948 sq km. The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory.
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