Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 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 3.5 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 11.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 50.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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 26.8% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 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 25.5% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 59.7% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 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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