Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 3.6 years longer

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Cyprus, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 11.4% more money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,507 as of 2024, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $41,783 as of 2025.

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Life

be 36.7% 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 Cyprus, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 60.7% more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cyprus spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 66.6% more coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.

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Safety

be 98.9% less likely to be murdered

Turks and Caicos Islands has a homicide rate of 76.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Cyprus: At a glance

Cyprus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 9,241 sq km. A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to overthrow the elected president of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot-occupied area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. In February 2014, after a hiatus of nearly two years, the leaders of the two communities resumed formal discussions under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The talks are ongoing. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized government, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of European Union states.
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