Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
live 13.6 years longer
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 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 6.8 times more money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,100 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 53.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 79.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Comoros, approximately 57.1 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 39.9% fewer children
In Comoros, there are approximately 22.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% more on education
Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.4% more coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 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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