Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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.
be 13.5% less likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 30.2% more money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2020, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.
be 65.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.9% as of 2017.
be 13.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 23.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 21.0% more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.9 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 5.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 12.0 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 Serbia, 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.
Expenditures
spend 19.5% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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