Quality of life comparison

be 91.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Malawi, 8.1% 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 3.5 years longer

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 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 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.

make 15.5 times more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2022.

be 25.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.

be 60.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Malawi, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.

pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate

Malawi has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 92.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Malawi, approximately 381.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.

be 47.1% more likely to be literate

In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 52.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 60.5% fewer children

In Malawi, there are approximately 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 14% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.

spend 41.4% more on education

Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 35.2% more on healthcare

Malawi spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.