Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 42.5% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,507 as of 2024.
Life
have 52.8% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 36.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 31.7% less on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 21.9% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.
Safety
be 30.5 times more likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 76.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 34.8% more CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Turks and Caicos Islands: At a glance
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