Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 10.7 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 2.6 times more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $8,000 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 95.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 47.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 39.2% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.3 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.
Geography
see 98.9% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 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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