Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 49.5% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 32.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 67.0% less on education
Greenland spends 10.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 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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