Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 29.4% less likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 30.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2024.
see 75.5% more spent on your healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends $2,244 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Poland spends $3,939 as of 2024.
Economy
be 10.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Poland, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 49.8% more money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $18,967 as of 2025, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $28,420 as of 2025.
Life
be 96.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 54.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 78.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Poland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2024.
have 34.5% fewer children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.4% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Poland spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 21.5% more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
Safety
be 98.0% less likely to be murdered
Trinidad and Tobago has a homicide rate of 40.4 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 30.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Trinidad and Tobago, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Poland, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 59.8% more strain on fresh water
Trinidad and Tobago withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Poland withdraws 32% as of 2022.
use 34.4% less electricity
Trinidad and Tobago uses 6,664 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Poland uses 4,370 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 61.4% less CO2
Trinidad and Tobago emits 19.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Poland emits 7.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Trinidad and Tobago, air pollution causes 20.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Poland, it causes 41.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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