Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
Health
live 18.6 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 Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 90.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
make 84.4% less money
Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more 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 Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 67.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 33% of people on average (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 20.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Benin, 75% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% less on education
Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 68.9% less coastline
Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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