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Turks and Caicos Islands rankings 2026: where Turks and Caicos Islands places in 29 global Top 10s

Turks and Caicos Islands is #1 in Countries with the highest homicide rates, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 8 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

This is the complete picture of Turks and Caicos Islands across Top10Earth: 29 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest homicide rates, where it is measured at 76.34 per 100,000 people (Homicide rate) as of 2026-11-02. Turks and Caicos Islands holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 8 rankings.

Where Turks and Caicos Islands is number one

These are the rankings Turks and Caicos Islands currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

Top 10 finishes

Turks and Caicos Islands is inside the top 10 of 7 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

Turks and Caicos Islands by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Turks and Caicos Islands holds 8 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries by transport services (83.1 % of service imports, BoP), #23 of 50 in Countries by trade in services (68.13 % of GDP), #31 of 50 in Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) (5.64 %) and #33 of 50 in Fastest-growing countries by GDP per person (4.87 annual %). 4 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Turks and Caicos Islands holds 7 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of land that is protected (43.5 % of total land area), #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person (8.14 tonnes per person), #25 of 50 in Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person (5,583.83 kWh per person) and #30 of 50 in Countries with the highest fossil CO2 emissions per person (8.28 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person). 3 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Turks and Caicos Islands holds 6 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest homicide rates (76.34 per 100,000 people), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of international migrants (61.1 % of population), #16 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools (43.22 %) and #19 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with basic handwashing facilities (95 %). 2 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Turks and Caicos Islands holds 4 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest child overweight rates (18.3 %), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of overweight children under 5 (18.3 % of children under 5 (modeled estimate)), #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate (100 % of new cases) and #13 of 50 in Countries with the most births attended by skilled health staff (100 % of total).

Education and science

In education and science, Turks and Caicos Islands holds 3 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of students from abroad (41.31 %), #32 of 50 in Countries with the longest compulsory education (13 years) and #39 of 50 in Countries with the highest pre-primary school enrolment (89.28 %).

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Turks and Caicos Islands holds 1 position: #5 of 50 in Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland (28.04 kg per hectare).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Turks and Caicos Islands moved in 26 rankings:

Where Turks and Caicos Islands ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Turks and Caicos Islands's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries by insurance and financial services (10.12 % of service imports, BoP), 48th of 50 in Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas (34.98 %) and 45th of 50 in Richest countries by GDP per capita (37.5k US$). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Turks and Caicos Islands

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Turks and Caicos Islands's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Turks and Caicos Islands

What is Turks and Caicos Islands's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest homicide rates, with 76.34 per 100,000 people (Homicide rate) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Turks and Caicos Islands?

29 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Turks and Caicos Islands in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 8 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest homicide rates, #3 in Countries by transport services and #3 in Countries with the highest child overweight rates.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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