Malaysia compared to Turks and Caicos Islands

If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Malaysia, you would:

Health

live 4.4 years longer

In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020.

Economy

be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Malaysia, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.

Life

be 18.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Malaysia, approximately 11.4 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other hand, 9.3 children do as of 2020.

have 23.0% fewer children

In Malaysia, there are approximately 18.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 40.4% less on education

Malaysia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 91.7% less coastline

Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.

Turks and Caicos Islands: At a glance

Turks and Caicos Islands (sometimes abbreviated TCI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 948 sq km. The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory.

How big is Turks and Caicos Islands compared to Malaysia? See an in-depth size comparison.