Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Macedonia, you would:
Health
be 17.0% less likely to be obese
In Macedonia, 22.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Macedonia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 21.8% more money
Macedonia has a GDP per capita of $23,400 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 67.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Macedonia, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Macedonia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. 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 Macedonia, 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 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Macedonia, approximately 7.3 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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, Public Revenue Office.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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