Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 16.6% less likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 5.6 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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
pay a 47.4% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 56.9% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $54,000 as of 2022, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2022.
be 21.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
be 36.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 18.0% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 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 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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 13.2% less likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.8% less on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 43.0% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.8% 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 84.8% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 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, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Inland Revenue Division.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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