make 51.1% less money
United States has a GDP per capita of $59,500, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $29,100.
United States has a GDP per capita of $59,500, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $29,100.
In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0%.
In United States, there are approximately 12.5 babies per 1,000 people. In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people.
In United States, approximately 5.8 children die before they reach the age of one. In Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other hand, 10.1 children do.
United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.3% of total GDP on education.
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.
Turks and Caicos Islands (sometimes abbreviated TCI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 948 sq km. The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory.
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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.