Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Bahamas instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

Health

live 3.5 years less

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bahamas, on the other hand, 11.1 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 9.1 times more coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.

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Safety

be 57.8% less likely to be murdered

Turks and Caicos Islands has a homicide rate of 76.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, that number is 32.2 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 26.0% less CO2

Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Compare further: Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Bahamas

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Bahamas is 3.3% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Turks and Caicos Islands is about 15 times smaller than Bahamas.
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Moving from Turks and Caicos Islands to Bahamas · UN DESA 2020
1,655 people born in Turks and Caicos Islands live in Bahamas.
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Bahamas: At a glance

Bahamas is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 10,010 sq km. Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment management. Because of its location, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US and Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.
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