Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 62.5% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
have 68.4% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 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 4.5 times 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, 11.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.5% less on education
Hong Kong spends 4.4% 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 46.9% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 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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