Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 21.2% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 20.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
be 12.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
make 20.7% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.
Life
have 23.6% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 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 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 67.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 14.3% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 77.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% less on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 27.3% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 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.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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