Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 50.9% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.2 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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
make 52.5% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 5.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 67.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 39.3% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 22.2% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 77.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 45.5% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 27.3% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% 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 27.5% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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