Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 21.8% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% 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 Spain, 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
be 65.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
pay a 44.4% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 38.6% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $46,400 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
Life
have 47.9% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 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 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, 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 6.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, 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.
Basic Needs
be 16.0% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.9% less on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 31.8% less on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% 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 92.7% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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