Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 34.3% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.4 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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
be 44.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
be 49.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 39.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Argentina 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.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 69.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 30.9% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.0% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 27.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 92.7% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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, Federal Administration of Public Revenue.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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