If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Turkey, you would:

Health

see 26.8% more spent on your healthcare

Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Trinidad and Tobago spends $2,244 as of 2023.

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have 85.9% more doctors per person

Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Trinidad and Tobago has 41.6 as of 2021.

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live 3.8 years less

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 5.0 times more likely to die by suicide

Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 60.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.

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Life

be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkey, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, 54.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Turkey, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 75.9% more on healthcare

Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 95.0% less coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.

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Safety

be 23.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, they kill 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 12.5 times more likely to be murdered

Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 40.4 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 15.4% more home broadband

Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 as of 2024.

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live with 57.5% less strain on fresh water

Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Trinidad and Tobago withdraws 20% as of 2022.

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use 78.6% more electricity

Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Trinidad and Tobago uses 6,664 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 48.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.

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emit 3.6 times more CO2

Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Trinidad and Tobago emits 19.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance

Trinidad and Tobago is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 5,128 sq km. First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Independence was attained in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing. The government is coping with a rise in violent crime.
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