Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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
be 50.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
have 37.3% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 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 23.9% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% 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 2.2 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 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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