Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 25.6% less likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 13.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
be 16.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 34.0% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 8.1 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 6.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 67.0 women do as of 2017.
be 98.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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 Bulgaria, 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 12.2% less on education
Bulgaria spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Inland Revenue Division.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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