Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 11.8 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 18.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 66.7% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $18,967 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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, 17.0 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.2% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 82.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.2% less on education
Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 50.6% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
Safety
be 106.4 times more likely to be murdered
Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 40.4 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 32.9% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 4.3 times more CO2
Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Trinidad and Tobago emits 19.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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