Quality of life comparison

be 44.6% less likely to be obese

In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 2.6 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 Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 8.3 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 Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 89.8% less money

Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $28,500 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 53.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 2.6 times more children

In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 17.0 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 Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 41.3% less likely to be literate

In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 2.3 times 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Gambia, 65% of the population do as of 2022.

be 58.2% less likely to have internet access

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Gambia, 90% of people do as of 2020.

spend 31.7% less on education

Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 64.4% less on healthcare

Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 77.9% less coastline

Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.