Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 7.3 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 80.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 27.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 40.4% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 22.7 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 31.4% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 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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