Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 6.6 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 Spain, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 28.0% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 52.7% more money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,700 as of 2020, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $36,200 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Spain, that number is 14.1% as of 2019.
pay a 80.0% higher top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 94.0% 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 Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 84.4% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 33.9% fewer children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.8% more likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Spain, about 93.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 30.0% more on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Spain, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.7 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
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