Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
be 19.2% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 10.7% lower top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 15.2% less money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $33,600 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 6.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 28.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 26.1% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.6% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 78.0% more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 92.3% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 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, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Inland Revenue Division.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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