Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 54.0% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 76.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
have 33.1% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 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 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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 34.0% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 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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