Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 65.6% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 78.9% more money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,700 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 15.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
pay a 32.0% higher top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 86.6% 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 New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 78.3% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 18.4% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.5% more likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In New Zealand, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 38.6% more on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 41.8 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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