Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 53.8% less likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Pakistan, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
live 6.3 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 Pakistan, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Pakistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 76.8% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2022, while in Pakistan, the GDP per capita is $5,400 as of 2022.
be 47.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Pakistan, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Pakistan, there are 25.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.7 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 Pakistan, 154.0 women do as of 2020.
be 41.4% less likely to be literate
In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Pakistan, it is 58.0% as of 2019.
be 3.4 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 Pakistan, on the other hand, 54.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 73.4% less likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Pakistan, about 21.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 41.5% less on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Pakistan spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 61.6% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Pakistan, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Pakistan, that number is 1,046 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan.
Pakistan: At a glance
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