Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 18.8% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 79.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
make 40.5% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,700 as of 2020, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Brazil, that number is 11.9% as of 2019.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 15.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
have 29.4% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brazil, there are 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 69.4% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Brazil spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 37.1% more on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brazil, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 20.7 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division.
Brazil: At a glance
How big is Brazil compared to Trinidad and Tobago? See an in-depth size comparison.