Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

Health

live 3.0 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 Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 14.0% more likely to be obese

In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 35.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 72.0% lower top tax rate

Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 55.4% less money

Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $28,500 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 2.0 times more children

In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.6 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 Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.9% less likely to be literate

In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 65.4% 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 35.4% less likely to have internet access

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 24.4% less on education

Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 11.0% less on healthcare

Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 10.5% more coastline

Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

Guatemala: At a glance

Guatemala is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 107,159 sq km. The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees.
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