Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 76.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% 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 6.2 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 24.0% more likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 64.6% more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.
be 82.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
be 40.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Gabon 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 73.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 67.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.9% more likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.
be 44.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 58.5% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 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 24.2% more likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 77.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% more on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% 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 59.1% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 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, General Direction of Taxes, Inland Revenue Division.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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