Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 58.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% 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 6.6 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 70.6% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.3 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 14.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
be 36.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 89.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 25.3% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.
be 51.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 62.0% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 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 17.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 16.2% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 82.5% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 4.0% 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 32.8% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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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