Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 10.9 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 4.9 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2023.
be 6.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.
Life
be 65.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 54.4% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turks and Caicos Islands, about 93.5% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 44.9% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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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