Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Palau, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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 23.7% less likely to be obese
In Palau, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 30.9% of people as of 2024.
see 20.8% more spent on your healthcare
Palau spends $1,857 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Trinidad and Tobago spends $2,244 as of 2023.
have 2.3 times more doctors per person
Palau has 18.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Trinidad and Tobago has 41.6 as of 2021.
have 15.4% more access to essential health services
Palau scores 65 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Trinidad and Tobago scores 75 as of 2021.
Life
be 39.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Palau, approximately 89.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 30.6% less on healthcare
Palau spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 76.2% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
Safety
be 77.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Palau, road accidents kill 22.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, they kill 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.7 times more home broadband
Palau has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 76.4% less CO2
Palau emits 82.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Trinidad and Tobago emits 19.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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