Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 38.2% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 16.9% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,700 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 65.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 59.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 67.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.0% 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 Costa Rica, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
have 32.3% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 86.1% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
How big is Costa Rica compared to Trinidad and Tobago? See an in-depth size comparison.