Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 19.5% less likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 6.6 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 35.1% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 68.5% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $90,500 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 17.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
be 63.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 13.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 20.2% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 30.5% less on education
Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 36.0% less on healthcare
Norway spends 11.4% 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 98.6% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 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, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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