Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

make 58.3% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $90,027 as of 2025, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,507 as of 2024.

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Life

be 45.5% less likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 45.6% less on education

United States spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 98.0% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.

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Safety

be 13.3 times more likely to be murdered

United States has a homicide rate of 5.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 76.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 63.9% less CO2

United States emits 13.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Turks and Caicos Islands is 27.3% more expensive than United States overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
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Moving from United States to Turks and Caicos Islands · UN DESA 2020
1,046 people born in United States live in Turks and Caicos Islands.
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Turks and Caicos Islands: At a glance

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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