Quality of life comparison

be 53.2% less likely to be obese

In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 2.1 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 17.2 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

be 24.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

make 94.0% less money

Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $28,500 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate

Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

have 2.9 times more children

In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.4 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 Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 50.9% less likely to be literate

In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 4.6 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

be 70.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.

be 83.9% less likely to have internet access

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 27.2% 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 Sierra Leone, 73% of people do as of 2020.

spend 2.2 times more on education

Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 20.5% more on healthcare

Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 11.0% more coastline

Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.