Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 0.9 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 Tunisia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 44.6% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 24.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Tunisia, however, that number is 15.2% as of 2015.
make 59.1% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,700 as of 2020, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tunisia, that number is 15.5% as of 2017.
pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Tunisia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 35.8% 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 Tunisia, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 25.0% 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 Tunisia, on the other hand, 11.9 children do as of 2022.
have 35.5% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tunisia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.4% less likely to be literate
In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Tunisia, it is 81.8% as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Tunisia: At a glance
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