Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 33.6% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.9 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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
be 53.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
pay a 37.5% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 85.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 10.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 80.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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 15.3% fewer children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 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 12.2% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 26.8% less on education
Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 25.5% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.8% 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 94.4% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 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, Inland Revenue Division, Chilean Tax Administration.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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