Quality of life comparison

be 53.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% 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 17.2 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.

make 16.8 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.

be 64.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.

pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate

Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 32.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.

be 93.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.0 times more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 78.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 65.9% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 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 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 6.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.

be 37.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

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

spend 54.9% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 17.0% less on healthcare

Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.