Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 38.2% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 97.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.
be 27.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 25.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 18.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Costa Rica, 22.0 women do as of 2020.
be 47.0% 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 Costa Rica, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 63.4% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
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