Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 65.6% less likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 5.8 years less
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 37.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
make 63.1% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2022, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,600 as of 2022.
pay a 28.0% higher top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Philippines, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Philippines, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 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 Philippines, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 40.4% more 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 32.9% less likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Philippines, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 30.1% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 100.2 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to Trinidad and Tobago? See an in-depth size comparison.