Seychelles or Turks and Caicos Islands: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Seychelles
2
indicators ahead
Winner
Turks and Caicos Islands
6
indicators ahead

Turks and Caicos Islands wins on more indicators: 6 of 9 against 2.

  • Safety and trust: Seychelles 1:0
  • Costs and work: Turks and Caicos Islands 0:1
  • Climate and health: Turks and Caicos Islands 1:5

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Seychelles
Turks and Caicos Islands

Safety and trust

Better: Seychelles (1 : 0)
Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
✓8.0 per 100,000 residents
202290% lower
✗76.3 per 100,000 residents
2022858% higher

Costs and work

Better: Turks and Caicos Islands (0 : 1)
GDP per capita
higher is better
periods differ
✗$35,854
20256% lower
✓$38,010
20246% higher

Climate and health

Better: Turks and Caicos Islands (1 : 5)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✗76.3 years
20242% lower
✓78.2 years
20242% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗72.1 years
20245% lower
✓76.0 years
20245% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓80.7 years
2024almost equal
80.4 years
2024almost equal
Median age at death
higher is better
✗76.5 years
20236% lower
✓81.0 years
20236% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
98.71%
2024almost equal
✓99.70%
20241% higher
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
98.60%
2024almost equal
✓99.53%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
no data for one of the places
9.3 µg/m³ per year
2023
no data

Law and institutions

no winner
Rule of law
no data for one of the places
0.58 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
no data
Control of corruption
no data for one of the places
1.23 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
no data

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Seychelles, Turks and Caicos Islands.

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