Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

make 48.7% more money

Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $25,216 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 51.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Uruguay, approximately 6.2 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 38.0% less on education

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

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Geography

see 41.1% less coastline

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

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Safety

be 6.8 times more likely to be murdered

Uruguay has a homicide rate of 11.2 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 91.4% more CO2

Uruguay emits 2.6 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 (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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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