Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 2.4 times more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 29.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
have 14.9% fewer children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 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 35.2% less on education
Jamaica spends 5.4% 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 61.9% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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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