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

Health

live 5.9 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 Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 68.3% more money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,507 as of 2024, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $63,133 as of 2025.

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Life

be 33.3% less 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 11.8% fewer children

In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Sweden spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 8.3 times more coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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Safety

be 98.5% less likely to be murdered

Turks and Caicos Islands has a homicide rate of 76.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 27.4% less CO2

Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sweden emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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