Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 11.6 years less

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 93.2% less money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,507 as of 2024, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,559 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kiribati, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 12.9 times 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 Kiribati, on the other hand, 38.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 20.0% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water (99% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 79% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 5.6 times more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Kiribati spends 16.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 2.9 times more coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.

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Environment

emit 88.0% less CO2

Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kiribati emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Turks and Caicos Islands is about 1.2 times bigger than Kiribati.
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Kiribati: At a glance

Kiribati is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 811 sq km. The Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915; they were captured by the Japanese in the Pacific War in 1941. The islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati.
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