Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Czech Republic, you would:
Health
be 28.5% less likely to be obese
In Czech Republic, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.8 years less
In Czech Republic, 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
make 43.3% less money
Czech Republic has a GDP per capita of $41,100 as of 2022, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2022.
be 71.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Czech Republic, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
be 96.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Czech Republic, 10.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
pay a 13.6% higher top tax rate
Czech Republic has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Czech Republic, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Czech Republic, approximately 2.4 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 19.6% less on education
Czech Republic spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.7% less on healthcare
Czech Republic spends 9.2% 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, Inland Revenue Division, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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