Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
be 30.9% less likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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
make 2.4 times more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.
be 68.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 31.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 15.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 21.0% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.
be 55.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 67.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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.
have 26.2% fewer children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 50.7% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 68.5% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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