Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020. In Hong Kong, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $29,100 as of 2007, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,500 as of 2018.
be 69.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 71.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 9.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2020.
have 40.4% fewer children
In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Hong Kong, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.9% more on education
Turks and Caicos Islands spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Hong Kong spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 88.4% more coastline
Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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