Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, you would:

Economy

make 51.5% less money

Saint Pierre and Miquelon has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2006, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2023.

be 14.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.

Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, there are approximately 6.4 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 42.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, approximately 8.2 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.

Geography

see 3.2 times more coastline

Saint Pierre and Miquelon has a total of 120 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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