Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years less
In Netherlands, 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
pay a 51.9% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 58.9% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $69,300 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 Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
be 37.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, 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 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 14.1% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 22.6% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 34.2% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 11.1% 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 19.7% less coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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