Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 66.8% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
have 11.0% more children
In Norway, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 53.9% less on education
Norway spends 7.6% 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 98.5% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 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 Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.