Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 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 2.6 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,507 as of 2024.
Life
be 36.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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 42.9% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 39.6% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.
Safety
be 123.1 times more likely to be murdered
Maldives has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 76.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 37.8% more CO2
Maldives 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 (2019–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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