Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 3.7 years longer

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 2.0 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.

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have 45.9% fewer children

In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 44.7% more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Puerto Rico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 28.8% more coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.

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Safety

be 80.9% less likely to be murdered

Turks and Caicos Islands has a homicide rate of 76.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Puerto Rico: At a glance

Puerto Rico is a territory in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 8,959 sq km. Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Christopher COLUMBUS' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Popularly-elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self government. In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose not to alter the existing political status with the US, but the results of a 2012 vote left open the possibility of American statehood.
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