Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 41.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 22.8% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.
be 45.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
be 51.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 86.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 67.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 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.
have 49.3% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 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 51.0% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 77.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 54.4% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 16.7% more on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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