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

Economy

make 2.7 times more money

China has a GDP per capita of $13,862 as of 2025, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,507 as of 2024.

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Life

be 26.8% less likely to die during infancy

In China, approximately 4.1 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.

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have 55.7% more children

In China, there are approximately 6.8 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.

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Expenditures

spend 24.4% less on education

China spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 97.3% less coastline

China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.

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Safety

be 152.7 times more likely to be murdered

China has a homicide rate of 0.5 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 76.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 47.2% less CO2

China emits 9.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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