Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

make 32.8% less money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,507 as of 2024, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $25,216 as of 2025.

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Life

be 2.1 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 Uruguay, on the other hand, 6.2 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 61.4% more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Uruguay spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 69.7% more coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.

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Safety

be 85.3% less likely to be murdered

Turks and Caicos Islands has a homicide rate of 76.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Uruguay, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 47.8% less CO2

Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Uruguay emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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Uruguay: At a glance

Uruguay is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 175,015 sq km. Montevideo, founded by the Spanish in 1726 as a military stronghold, soon took advantage of its natural harbor to become an important commercial center. Claimed by Argentina but annexed by Brazil in 1821, Uruguay declared its independence four years later and secured its freedom in 1828 after a three-year struggle. The administrations of President Jose BATLLE in the early 20th century launched widespread political, social, and economic reforms that established a statist tradition. A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement named the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to cede control of the government to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand its hold over the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. In 2004, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Coalition won national elections that effectively ended 170 years of political control previously held by the Colorado and Blanco parties. Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent.
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