Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 19.5% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.8 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 21.9% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 35.4% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $44,100 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 44.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
be 69.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 25.0% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, 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 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 21.2% less on education
Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 12.3% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% 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 17.7% less coastline
Poland has a total of 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, Inland Revenue Division, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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