Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 35.9% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.2 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 44.4% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 51.3% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.
Life
be 11.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 67.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 12.3% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 77.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 29.4% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 29.3% less on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% 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 98.6% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 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, Australian Taxation Office, Inland Revenue Division.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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