Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Botswana instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 28.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Trinidad and Tobago, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Botswana, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2020.
live 10.3 years less
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Botswana, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 19.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Botswana, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2015.
make 38.6% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $28,500 as of 2023, while in Botswana, the GDP per capita is $17,500 as of 2023.
be 5.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Botswana, that number is 23.4% as of 2023.
Life
have 86.7% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Botswana, there are 19.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Botswana, 186.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.6% less likely to be literate
In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Botswana, it is 88.5% as of 2015.
be 59.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Botswana, on the other hand, 25.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 24.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Botswana, 76% of the population do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.1% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Botswana, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Botswana spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Botswana: At a glance
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