Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 7.5 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2020.
be 5.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 19.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other hand, 11.6 children do as of 2022.
have 37.2% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.2% more on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.6% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turks and Caicos Islands: At a glance
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