Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 15.1% less likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.7 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 46.0% lower top tax rate
Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 57.1% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $66,500 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 18.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iceland, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, 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 9.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 16.7% fewer children
In Iceland, there are approximately 12.6 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 21.0% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 46.8% less on education
Iceland spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 24.0% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.6% 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 92.7% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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, Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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