Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 75.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 36.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 17.7% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 14.6% less on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.6% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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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