Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 18.8% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 79.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
make 34.7% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $28,500 as of 2023, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $18,600 as of 2023.
be 88.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 15.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
have 25.7% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brazil, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.3% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brazil spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 41.1% more on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brazil, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 20.7 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division.
Brazil: At a glance
How big is Brazil compared to Trinidad and Tobago? See an in-depth size comparison.