Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years less
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
be 48.4% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominican Republic, that number is 27.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 28.3% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,700 as of 2020, while in Dominican Republic, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
Life
have 67.1% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 41.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 67.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Dominican Republic, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.8% more 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 Dominican Republic, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.7% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 11.1% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Dominican Republic, that number is 1,288 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Dominican Republic: At a glance
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