Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 90.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
live 12.2 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 39.4% more money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.
be 43.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
be 54.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Equatorial Guinea 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.
Life
be 77.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 67.0 women do as of 2017.
be 79.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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 64.0% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 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 49.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 77.0% do as of 2019.
be 47.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% 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 22.3% more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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, Ministry of Finance, Inland Revenue Division.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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