Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 41.9% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 67.6% more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 42.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
be 32.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
pay a 11.1% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 35.4% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.
be 10.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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.
be 58.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
have 46.2% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 64.0% more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 65.9% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% 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 85.2% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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