Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years less
In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 93.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Thailand, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
make 38.5% less money
Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $29,100 as of 2007, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2017.
Life
have 24.1% fewer children
In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Thailand, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.4% more on education
Turks and Caicos Islands spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Thailand spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
Geography
see 8.3 times more coastline
Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Thailand: At a glance
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