Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 8.5 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 17.9% more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Expenditures
spend 18.6% less on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.8% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 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
How big is Turks and Caicos Islands compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.