Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% 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 13.7 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 80.6% more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2022, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2022.
be 49.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
be 53.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 94.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.1% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.
be 71.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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 61.8% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 27.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 40.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 71% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 75.6% more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
be 25.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.6% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% 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 29.7% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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