Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 42.1% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 55.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 17.2% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 38.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 18.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2022.
be 58.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
have 23.9% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.6% more on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 58.7% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.0% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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