Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 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 13.5% less money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on education
Seychelles spends 3.9% 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 20.8% less coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 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 Seychelles? See an in-depth size comparison.