Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years less
In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 38.9% less money
Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
Life
be 17.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 11.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.
have 20.0% fewer children
In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 22.9% more on education
Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 75.1% less coastline
Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Barbados: At a glance
How big is Barbados compared to Turks and Caicos Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.