Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.2 years longer

In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 54.8% less money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2023.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.

Expenditures

spend 42.3% less on education

Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% 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 85.3% less coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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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