Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 10.6% less likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 5.6 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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
be 35.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
pay a 55.8% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 31.7% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 22.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 29.6% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 18.0% less on education
Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 31.1% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.6% 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 79.8% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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