Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Iran, you would:
Health
be 27.9% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 75.9% more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 53.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 11.6% more likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.
be 22.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
have 26.6% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.9% more on education
Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 37.7% more on healthcare
Iran spends 5.3% 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 85.2% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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