Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 1.7 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 Thailand, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 46.2% less likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 79.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% as of 2019.
be 50.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Thailand, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2018.
make 27.0% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,700 as of 2020, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,300 as of 2020.
pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.8% 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 Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 59.1% 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 Thailand, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Thailand spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 45.7% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.9 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Thailand: At a glance
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