Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Paraguay, you would:

Health

live 2.4 years longer

In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020.

Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2017, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $29,100 as of 2007.

be 75.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.

Life

be 45.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Paraguay, approximately 16.9 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other hand, 9.3 children do as of 2020.

have 15.1% fewer children

In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 17.6% less on education

Paraguay spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Turks and Caicos Islands: At a glance

Turks and Caicos Islands (sometimes abbreviated TCI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 948 sq km. The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory.
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