Country profile
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago ranks #155 of 215 for population, #74 of 209 for gdp per capita, #120 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
1,368,333
people · 2024
Rank #155 of 215
Life expectancy
73.6
years · 2024
Rank #120 of 216
Poverty headcount
3.2%
% of population · 1992
Rank #91 of 186
Under-5 mortality
18.8
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #105 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
72.6%
% net enrollment · 2004
Rank #123 of 232
Calorie supply
2,946
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #92 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
141,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #166 of 203
GDP per capita
$18,733
current US$ · 2024
Rank #74 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
0.53
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #182 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
124
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #150 of 210
Forest area
44.2%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #70 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
25.6
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #96 of 248
Protected areas
2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #218 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
22.9
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #5 of 210
Fertilizer use
82.6
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #80 of 194
Pesticide use
25
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #8 of 193
Cereal yield
0.98
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #164 of 182
Digital
Internet users
82.2%
% of population · 2024
Rank #99 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
27
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #84 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
119
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #108 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
98.7%
% of population · 2023
Rank #144 of 215
Renewable electricity output
0.07%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #249 of 257
Energy use per person
105,988
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #9 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.79
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #29 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Trinidad and Tobago; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield