Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 10.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 10.0% more children
In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 23.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 11.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.6% less on education
Turks and Caicos Islands spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 60.7% less coastline
Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Antigua and Barbuda: At a glance
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