Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 26.9% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 32.6% more money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $28,500 as of 2023, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $37,800 as of 2023.
be 55.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.
be 12.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 33.3% 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 Latvia, 18.0 women do as of 2020.
be 69.4% 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
have 21.0% fewer children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.7% more likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Latvia, about 89.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 46.3% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Latvia spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 37.6% more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Latvia: At a glance
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