Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 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 2.2 times more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 47.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 16.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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.
have 40.0% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.6 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 16.7% more on education
Jordan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.0 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 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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