Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 8.4 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 9.3 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2022.
be 78.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
be 63.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 54.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 85.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 41.2% more likely to be literate
In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.
be 66.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2022.
have 55.1% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 75% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 69.8% more on healthcare
Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 81.0% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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