Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
Health
live 11.9 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 Peru, that number is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 34.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Peru, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
make 46.4% less money
Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2020, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 27.1% more children
In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Peru, there are 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on education
Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Peru spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.2 times more coastline
Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Peru: At a glance
How big is Peru compared to Turks and Caicos Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.