Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 49.0% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $41,400 as of 2019, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
have 94.8% more children
In Japan, there are approximately 7.0 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 6.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 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.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 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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