Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
be 15.8% less likely to be obese
In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 5.9 years less
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 53.4% lower top tax rate
Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 50.8% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.
be 35.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 13.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 67.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.3% less likely to have internet access
In Belgium, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 77.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.6% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.4 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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