Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
live 23.7 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 17.6 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 59.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 81.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other hand, 11.6 children do as of 2022.
have 63.9% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 2.9 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 28.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Turks and Caicos Islands, 94% of people do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 43.5% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.3% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 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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