Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.2 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 34.2% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,507 as of 2024.

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Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 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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be 17.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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, 3.0 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 22.6% less on education

Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 46.9% less coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.

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Safety

be 200.9 times more likely to be murdered

Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 76.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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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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