Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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 57.7% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 9.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 56.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 23.8% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 47.0% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% 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 22.0% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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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