Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Bulgaria, you would:

Health

be 25.6% less likely to be obese

In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 14.4% less money

Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.

pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate

Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 32.9% more children

In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.

be 98.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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.

Expenditures

spend 14.1% less on healthcare

Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Inland Revenue Division.

Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance

Trinidad and Tobago is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 5,128 sq km. First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Independence was attained in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing. The government is coping with a rise in violent crime.
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