Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 35.6% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.3 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Malta 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.
make 39.5% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.
be 6.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
be 17.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 10.9% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 11.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 67.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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, 15.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.5% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 77.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 23.4% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 14.6% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% 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 83.9% more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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 Division, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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