Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.2 years longer

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 13.2% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2023.

be 20.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.

Life

have 25.4% more children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 38.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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.

Basic Needs

be 12.7% more likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turks and Caicos Islands, about 93.5% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 32.8% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turks and Caicos Islands spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 69.8% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 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

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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