Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 2.6 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 Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 37.6% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 66.9% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2022, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 47.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
pay a 36.0% higher top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 59.0% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Venezuela, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.6 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 Venezuela, 259.0 women do as of 2020.
be 11.9% 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 68.3% less on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 47.9% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.7 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to Trinidad and Tobago? See an in-depth size comparison.