Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of South Africa, you would:
Health
live 15.5 years longer
In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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 83.5% more money
South Africa has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 64.9% less likely to be unemployed
In South Africa, 28.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 55.2% less likely to die during infancy
In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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 27.0% fewer children
In South Africa, there are approximately 18.6 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 48.5% less on education
South Africa spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.1% less coastline
South Africa has a total of 2,798 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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