Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 90.9% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 21.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 58.6% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,700 as of 2020, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jordan, that number is 19.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 31.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 67.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jordan, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Jordan, on the other hand, 13.9 children do as of 2022.
have 2.1 times more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jordan, there are 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.0% less likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Jordan, about 67.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jordan spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.8% less coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division.
Jordan: At a glance
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