Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
Health
live 11.4 years less
In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 75.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
make 80.6% less money
Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, there are 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more 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 Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 59% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 49.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.7% less on education
Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 13.2 times more coastline
Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
How big is Papua New Guinea compared to Turks and Caicos Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.