Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 32.7% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,507 as of 2024.
Life
be 36.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2024.
have 18.4% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.0% less on education
Canada spends 4.8% 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 99.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.
Safety
be 38.6 times more likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 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 64.9% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 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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