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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Trinidad and Tobago

Against high income countries, Trinidad and Tobago ranks 20th of 58 on gender and 45th of 49 on wellbeing. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Trinidad and Tobago with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Trinidad and Tobago reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+1.0336 of 17934 of 58moderate +0.53
Health score 2023+0.0982 of 19338 of 63moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.58102 of 19961 of 72proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2014+0.0662 of 11045 of 49high +0.80
Infrastructure score 2024+1.2271 of 21061 of 80proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+1.2130 of 18620 of 58moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.14113 of 21338 of 83moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.7040 of 19538 of 67high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Trinidad and Tobago, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate40.4per 100,000 population2022higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance57.8%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Religion very important78.5%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Frequent prayer96.8%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions65.3%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated2.45%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share70%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share5.46%% of population2020no agreed direction
Women in a union42.7%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)5.3marriages per 1,000 people2018no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)2.02divorces per 1,000 people2016no agreed direction

demography

Median age36.7years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing27.8years2023no agreed direction
Population1,367,764people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-0.0416%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization54%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+12.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1417.5%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.54births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate10.5per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration691people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population7.5%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.807index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$31,722international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$29,989international $2021higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$16,191US$2025higher is better
GDP growth-0.788%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation0.994%% per year2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows-3.06%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue16.8%% of GDP2019no agreed direction
Government expense33.3%% of GDP2019no agreed direction
Military spending0.921%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture4.49%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths417PISA points2015higher is better
PISA reading427PISA points2015higher is better
PISA science425PISA points2015higher is better
Primary completion98%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling14.2years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling10.8years2023higher is better
Education spending3.23%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment98.3%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment95.7%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment23.8%% gross2024higher is better
Compulsory schooling7years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary7.16%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Researchers493per million people2022higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita19.6t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area44.2%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land10.5%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land30.6%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.262index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.99ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.874index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers31.8%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament23.8%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management52.7%% of managers2024higher is better
Married by 184.2%% of women aged 20-242022higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index41index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)2rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)2rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share62.3%% of prisoners2020higher is worse
Refugees originating31.4per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.786index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.668index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.505index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.872index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type3regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.1index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.888index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.883index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.92index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.907index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration96.5%% of children under 52011higher is better
Control of corruption-0.34index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.372index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.111index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.207index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.406index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.36index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy73.6years2024higher is better
Infant mortality17per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality18.8per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending7.53%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate13.3per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds2.37per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access99.3%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation94.2%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting7.8%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility36births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality54per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance100%% of births2017higher is better
Alcohol consumption6.03litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Road traffic deaths9.3per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians4.16per 1,000 people2021higher is better
DTP3 immunisation92%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
Tuberculosis incidence27per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality20.3%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women22.1%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending45.3%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment11.2%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity27.6%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity30.9%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index75index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

infrastructure

Internet users82.2%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions119per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population8.63%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband27per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Unemployment3.33%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation47.8%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation68.1%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study15.8%% of 15 to 24 year olds2024higher is worse
Vulnerable employment21.2%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust3.2%% of respondents2014higher is better
Self-reported happiness88%% of respondents2014higher is better
Life satisfaction5.91score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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