Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of France, you would:
Health
have 26.7% more doctors per person
France has 32.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Trinidad and Tobago has 41.6 as of 2021.
be 19.5% less likely to die by suicide
France has a suicide rate of 16.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 9.4 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In France, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 30.9% of people as of 2024.
see 67.3% less spent on your healthcare
France spends $6,868 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Trinidad and Tobago spends $2,244 as of 2023.
have 11.8% less access to essential health services
France scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Trinidad and Tobago scores 75 as of 2021.
Economy
be 55.8% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 61.3% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $48,986 as of 2025, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $18,967 as of 2025.
Life
be 7.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, 54.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.3% less on education
France spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 34.7% less on healthcare
France spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 92.5% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
Safety
be 30.2 times more likely to be murdered
France has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 40.4 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 44.8% less home broadband
France has 48.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 as of 2024.
Environment
be 100.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In France, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.9 times more CO2
France emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Trinidad and Tobago emits 19.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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