Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
Health
live 3.3 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 51.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
make 40.8% less money
Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 29.2% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% less on education
Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 3.4 times more coastline
Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Turks and Caicos Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.