Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 36.7% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.9 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 13.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
pay a 24.2% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 48.4% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 6.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, 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 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 20.6% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 77.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 32.1% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 35.2% less on healthcare
Canada spends 10.8% 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 99.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 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, Canada Revenue Agency.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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