Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 90.3% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2022, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $50,200 as of 2022.
be 46.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 40.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 16.0 women do as of 2020.
be 22.5% less 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 Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 29.5% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.6% more likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saudi Arabia, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 21.9% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 90.2% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.3 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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