Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2020, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $52,300 as of 2020.
be 63.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
Life
be 85.8% 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Iceland spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 12.8 times more coastline
Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Turks and Caicos Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.