Quality of life comparison

live 19.0 years longer

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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.

make 19.2 times more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.

be 81.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 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 66.2% fewer children

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 40.1 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 11.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 9% of people have electricity access (19% in urban areas, and 0% 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.

be 58.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Turks and Caicos Islands, 94% of people do as of 2017.

spend 2.3 times more on education

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 10.5 times more coastline

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.