Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 18.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
pay a 55.2% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 60.4% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $72,000 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 61.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 20.2% less likely to have internet access
In Denmark, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.9% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 30.5% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.5% 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 95.1% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 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, Danish Central Tax Administration.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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