Quality of life comparison

be 76.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% 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 12.3 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 95.8% more likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.

make 11.9 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.

be 58.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.

be 32.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.

be 96.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.

be 87.1% more likely to be literate

In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 67.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 71.2% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.

be 36.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 13.1% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 51.9% more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.