Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 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.
Economy
make 92.6% more money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $12,100 as of 2022, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2022.
be 38.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
be 28.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mongolia, 27.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Mongolia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 30.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mongolia, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 21.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 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 29.5% fewer children
In Mongolia, there are approximately 14.9 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 14.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mongolia, approximately 88% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.8% less on education
Mongolia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 49.0% more on healthcare
Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, General Department of National Taxation.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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