Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 62.0% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $98,814 as of 2025, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,507 as of 2024.
Life
have 42.4% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 36.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.7% more on education
Singapore spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.
Safety
be 1090.6 times more likely to be murdered
Singapore has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 76.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 49.5% less CO2
Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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