Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 4.8 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 France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 30.6% more money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,507 as of 2024, while in France, the GDP per capita is $48,986 as of 2025.

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Life

be 13.3% 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 France, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 80.3% more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. France spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 12.5 times more coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

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Safety

be 98.2% less likely to be murdered

Turks and Caicos Islands has a homicide rate of 76.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In France, that number is 1.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 18.7% less CO2

Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. France emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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Turks and Caicos Islands is about 582 times smaller than France.
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Moving from Turks and Caicos Islands to France · UN DESA 2020
7 people born in Turks and Caicos Islands live in France.
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France: At a glance

France is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 549,970 sq km. France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-8, the G-20, the EU and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to take French forces out of NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper.
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