Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
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.
Economy
make 12.3 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,900 as of 2022, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2022.
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 17.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
Life
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.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 36% 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 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.
Expenditures
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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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