Quality of life comparison

live 13.7 years longer

In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 93.8% more likely to be obese

In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.

make 6.9 times more money

Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2022.

be 48.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Benin, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.

be 94.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Benin, approximately 523.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to be literate

In Benin, the literacy rate is 45.8% as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 71.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Benin, approximately 55.8 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 73.9% fewer children

In Benin, there are approximately 40.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Benin, approximately 42% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.

be 33.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 36.7% more on education

Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.8 times more on healthcare

Benin spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 3.0 times more coastline

Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.