Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 16.9% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 62.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 29.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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 24.7% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 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 12.9% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% 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 84.4% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 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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