Quality of life comparison

be 93.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Zambia, 11.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

live 9.7 years longer

In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 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.

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Zambia, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.

make 7.2 times more money

Zambia has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.

be 67.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Zambia, 15.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.

be 63.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Zambia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.

pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate

Zambia 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.

be 68.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Zambia, approximately 213.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 67.0 women do as of 2017.

be 14.2% more likely to be literate

In Zambia, the literacy rate is 86.7% as of 2018. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 57.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Zambia, approximately 37.1 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 69.0% fewer children

In Zambia, there are approximately 34.9 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 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Zambia, approximately 37% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Zambia, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 77.0% do as of 2019.

be 39.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Zambia, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 20.0% less on education

Zambia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 32.1% more on healthcare

Zambia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.