Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 50.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 9.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
pay a 48.8% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 39.2% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $39,000 as of 2020, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.
Life
have 55.3% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 33.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 67.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.0% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 77.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% less on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 19.5% less on healthcare
Italy spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.2% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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, Italian Revenue Agency, Inland Revenue Division.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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