Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 15.8% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 53.2% more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 47.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
be 4.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 62.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 20.5% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 31.7% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 29.1% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.2% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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