Trinidad & Tobago (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago)

Trinidad & Tobago Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	57th best
Capital	Port-of-Spain
Land Area	5 130km21
Location	North America, The Americas, The Caribbean
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	1.4m2
Life Expectancy	72.97yrs (2017)3
GNI	$23 392 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	TT, TTO, 7805
Internet Domain	.tt6
Currency	Dollar (TTD)7
Telephone	+8

1. Overview
2. Trinidad & Tobago National and Social Development
3. Trinidad & Tobago's Demographics and Migration
4. Trinidad & Tobago's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
5. Trinidad & Tobago's Health
6. Trinidad & Tobago's Modernity and Learning
7. National Culture
8. Peace Versus Instability
9. The Natural Environment
10. Economic Inequality and Poverty
11. Religion and Beliefs
12. Links

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1. Overview

“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.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Get ready for calypso, cricket and Carnival parties when you hit these twin Caribbean islands that are better known for birdwatching than beaches. Trinidad and Tobago are an exercise in beautiful contradiction. In Trinidad, pristine mangrove swamps and rainforested hills sit side by side with smoke-belching oil refineries and ugly industrial estates. Tobago has everything you´d expect from a Caribbean island, with palm trees and white sand aplenty, yet it´s relatively unchanged by the tourist industry. Combined, this twin-island republic offers unparalleled birdwatching; first-class diving; luxuriant rainforests prime for hiking, waterfall swimming and cycling; and electric nightlife, with the fabulous Carnival easily the biggest and best of the region´s annual blowouts.

Gritty capital Port of Spain is a great place to lime with the locals, catch up with the latest soca tunes, and see a game of cricket, and it´s only a short trip to the wildlife and waterfalls of the Northern Range of beaches of Maracas Bay. But don´t expect anyone to hold your hand. Tourism tends to be low on the priority list, so it´s up to you to take a deep breath, jump in and enjoy the mix.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Trinidad & Tobago National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Value11
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
4	Hong Kong	0.952
5	Australia	0.951
	...
54	Oman	0.816
55	Bahamas	0.812
56	Kazakhstan	0.811
57	Trinidad & Tobago	0.810
58	Uruguay	0.809
59	Costa Rica	0.809
	The Americas Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $11
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
4	Luxembourg	$84 649
5	Ireland	$76 169
	...
55	Seychelles	$25 831
56	Chile	$24 563
57	Kazakhstan	$23 943
58	Trinidad & Tobago	$23 392
59	St Kitts & Nevis	$23 358
60	Bulgaria	$23 079
	The Americas Avg	$16 628
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index12,13
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12,13
1	Taiwan	28.6
2	Norway	29.4
3	Denmark	31.2
4	Sweden	32.2
5	Finland	32.6
	...
54	Barbados	72.5
55	Peru	73.5
56	Mexico	74.1
57	Trinidad & Tobago	74.2
58	Ukraine	74.4
59	Malaysia	75.3
	The Americas Avg	81.6
	World Avg	86.1
q=195.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Trinidad & Tobago's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

Trinidad & Tobago's population is predicted to fall to 1 354 000 by 2030. Developed countries with falling populations face a pension's crises, whereby an increasingly ageing population must be cared for by fewer and fewer workers. Economic stability can be maintained by increasing foreign workers from younger countries. This country has a fertility rate of 1.63. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

Population (2018)2
Pos.		Population2
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
4	Indonesia	267.7m
5	Pakistan	212.2m
	...
148	Latvia	1.9m
149	Guinea-Bissau	1.9m
150	Bahrain	1.6m
151	Trinidad & Tobago	1.4m
152	Estonia	1.3m
153	Equatorial Guinea	1.3m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
80	Mauritius	73.6
81	Palestine	73.5
82	N. Korea	73.3
83	Trinidad & Tobago	73.0
84	Colombia	72.8
85	Dominica	72.8
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate (2013)14
Pos.		2.0 is best14
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
52	Maldives	1.67
53	Luxembourg	1.67
54	Turkmenistan	2.33
55	Trinidad & Tobago	1.63
56	Montenegro	1.63
57	S. Africa	2.39
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)15
Pos.		Lower is better Per 10015
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
4	Burkina Faso	04.7
5	Sierra Leone	04.8
	...
121	Argentina	20.3
122	Jamaica	21.0
123	Lebanon	21.1
124	Trinidad & Tobago	21.9
125	Bahamas	22.4
126	Costa Rica	22.6
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

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Migration:

Immigrants (2017)16
Pos.		%16
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
4	Liechtenstein	65.1%
5	Monaco	54.9%
	...
94	Mauritania	3.8%
95	Namibia	3.8%
96	Burkina Faso	3.7%
97	Trinidad & Tobago	3.7%
98	Togo	3.6%
99	Uzbekistan	3.6%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)17
Pos.		%17
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
	...
16	Cape Verde	37.6%
17	Jamaica	36.1%
18	Armenia	28.2%
19	Trinidad & Tobago	26.7%
20	Malta	26.2%
21	Georgia	25.1%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Trinidad & Tobago's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#antisemitism #equality #freedom #freethought #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women

Compared to The Americas (2020)18,19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank18,19
1	Canada	21.2
2	Uruguay	26.7
3	Costa Rica	36.7
4	Chile	40.1
5	Argentina	43.8
	...
18	Honduras	72.1
19	Nicaragua	74.5
20	Venezuela	76.7
21	Trinidad & Tobago	81.5
22	Dominican Rep.	83.3
23	Barbados	85.3
24	Haiti	86.6
	The Americas Avg	74.2
q=35.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)18,19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank18,19
1	Sweden	9.2
2	Norway	14.7
3	Denmark	14.7
4	Netherlands	15.8
5	New Zealand	17.5
	...
76	Belarus	78.9
77	Kyrgyzstan	79.6
78	Moldova	81.5
79	Trinidad & Tobago	81.5
80	Macedonia	82.2
81	Mali	82.4
82	Turkey	82.6
	World Avg	87.7
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark₁₈. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Somalia and Tuvalu₁₈.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₈, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia₁₈.

For more, see:

• "Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)20
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties20
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
4	Ecuador	23
5	Germany	23
	...
143	Angola	12
144	Suriname	12
145	Kuwait	12
146	Trinidad & Tobago	12
147	Lebanon	12
148	Thailand	11
	The Americas Avg	16.5
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)21
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty21
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
4	Colombia	3.68
5	Costa Rica	4.05
	...
137	Estonia	12.06
138	Gambia	12.12
139	Ivory Coast	12.14
140	Trinidad & Tobago	12.26
141	Turkmenistan	12.35
142	Serbia	12.44
	The Americas Avg	8.45
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)22
Pos.		Lower is better Rank22
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
4	Ireland	4
5	Denmark	5
	...
76	Nicaragua	76
77	Paraguay	77
78	Mexico	77
79	Trinidad & Tobago	79
80	Bhutan	79
81	Benin	79
	The Americas Avg	72.4
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)23
Pos.		Lower is better23
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
4	Luxembourg	668
5	Andorra	682
	...
40	Papua New Guinea	2297
41	Romania	2305
42	Niger	2308
43	Trinidad & Tobago	2312
44	Malta	2330
45	Burkina Faso	2370
	The Americas Avg	2853
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)24
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims24
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
4	Australia	0.06
5	New Zealand	0.06
	...
61	Guatemala	0.29
62	Nicaragua	0.29
63	Senegal	0.29
64	Trinidad & Tobago	0.30
65	Yemen	0.31
66	Namibia	0.33
	The Americas Avg	0.25
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

Trinidad & Tobago has made some steps towards ending gender inequality but much more needs to be done.

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Gender Inequality (2015)25
Pos.		Lower is better25
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
4	Sweden	0.05
5	Iceland	0.05
	...
64	Maldives	0.31
65	Chile	0.32
66	Tajikistan	0.32
67	Trinidad & Tobago	0.32
68	Azerbaijan	0.33
69	Turkey	0.33
	The Americas Avg	0.39
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Gender Biases (2022)26
Pos.		Lower is better %26
1	Sweden	31.827
2	New Zealand	34.428
3	Australia	37.028
4	Germany	40.228
5	Canada	41.128
	...
30	Ukraine	86.128
31	Brazil	86.328
32	Romania	86.628
33	Trinidad & Tobago	87.427
34	Peru	89.128
35	Guatemala	89.628
	The Americas Avg	82.90
	World Avg	83.93
q=88.

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
4	Norway	1913
5	Denmark	1915
	...
64	Venezuela	1946
65	Guatemala	1946
66	Vietnam	1946
67	Trinidad & Tobago	1946
68	Singapore	1947
69	Pakistan	1947
	The Americas Avg	1947
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

Anti-Semite Opinions (2014)29
Pos.		Lower is better %29
1	Laos	0
2	Philippines	3
3	Sweden	4
4	Netherlands	5
5	Vietnam	6
	...
29	Ivory Coast	22
30	Estonia	22
31	Japan	23
32	Trinidad & Tobago	24
33	Argentina	24
34	Mexico	24
	The Americas Avg	29.7
	World Avg	36.8
q=101.

LGBT Equality (2017)30
Pos.		Higher is better Score30
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
4	Brazil	81
5	Spain	79
	...
132	St Lucia	-9
133	India	-10
134	Samoa	-10
135	Trinidad & Tobago	-10
136	S. Sudan	-10
137	Papua New Guinea	-10
	The Americas Avg	26.1
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought (2021)31
Pos.		Lower is better31
1	Belgium	1.0
2	Netherlands	1.0
3	Taiwan	1.0
4	Sao Tome & Principe	1.3
5	Ecuador	1.3
	...
116	Macedonia	3.3
117	Armenia	3.3
118	Philippines	3.3
119	Trinidad & Tobago	3.3
120	Tajikistan	3.3
121	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3.3
	The Americas Avg	2.7
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Trinidad & Tobago's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Compared to The Americas (2020)32,33
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank32,33
1	Antigua & Barbuda	75.6
2	Brazil	82.1
3	Cuba	82.4
4	Canada	83.5
5	Barbados	85.1
6	Grenada	86.6
7	Trinidad & Tobago	86.6
8	Guyana	87.5
9	Nicaragua	87.5
10	St Lucia	88.9
11	Ecuador	90.5
12	El Salvador	90.5
13	St Kitts & Nevis	91.8
	The Americas Avg	96.2
q=35.

Health (2020)32,33
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank32,33
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
4	Singapore	42.6
5	Japan	51.0
	...
70	Barbados	85.1
71	Estonia	85.3
72	Vietnam	85.4
73	Trinidad & Tobago	86.6
74	Grenada	86.6
75	Kiribati	87.0
76	Algeria	87.3
	World Avg	93.5
q=196.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives₃₂. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau₃₂.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean₃₂, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₃₂.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Trinidad & Tobago does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Trinidad & Tobago comes in the best 20 for its smoking rate₃₄ (amongst the lowest in The Americas). It does better than average when it comes to its fertility rate₁₄ (amongst the lowest in The Americas), its average life expectancy₁₁ and in its adolescent birth rate₂₅. Trinidad & Tobago doesn't do so well in other areas. Trinidad & Tobago does worse than average in terms of its suicide rate₃₅, its immunizations take-up₃₆ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₇. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₈ (one of the highest in The Americas). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
80	Mauritius	73.6
81	Palestine	73.5
82	N. Korea	73.3
83	Trinidad & Tobago	73.0
84	Colombia	72.8
85	Dominica	72.8
	The Americas Avg	72.58
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)37
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita37
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
4	Mauritania	0.0
5	Somalia	0.0
	...
125	Thailand	8.3
126	Ivory Coast	8.4
127	Botswana	8.4
128	Trinidad & Tobago	8.4
129	Vietnam	8.4
130	Ukraine	8.6
	The Americas Avg	6.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)14
Pos.		2.0 is best14
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
52	Maldives	1.67
53	Luxembourg	1.67
54	Turkmenistan	2.33
55	Trinidad & Tobago	1.63
56	Montenegro	1.63
57	S. Africa	2.39
	The Americas Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)34
Pos.		Higher is worse34
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
179	Macedonia	2 732
178	Russia	2 690
	...
21	Liberia	104
20	Tanzania	101
19	Burundi	98
18	Trinidad & Tobago	97
17	Lesotho	88
16	Afghanistan	84
	The Americas Avg	457
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)35
Pos.		Per 100k35
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
4	Jordan	0.2
5	Maldives	0.7
	...
49	Portugal	19.6
50	Singapore	20.6
51	India	20.8
52	Trinidad & Tobago	21.7
53	USA	22.2
54	Chile	22.4
	The Americas Avg	13.57
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)38
Pos.		Lower is better Rank38
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
4	UK	4
5	Norway	5
	...
149	Tonga	149
150	Nigeria	150
151	St Lucia	151
152	Trinidad & Tobago	152
153	Mozambique	153
154	Cape Verde	154
	The Americas Avg	94.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)39
Pos.		Lower is better %39
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
4	Ethiopia	20.9
5	Nepal	21.0
	...
69	Malaysia	42.5
70	Botswana	43.4
71	Tajikistan	45.3
72	Trinidad & Tobago	46.0
73	Antigua & Barbuda	48.0
74	St Lucia	48.1
	The Americas Avg	57.4
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)25
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100025
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
4	Hong Kong	3.2
5	Slovenia	3.8
	...
82	Bahamas	29.6
83	UAE	29.7
84	Grenada	30.5
85	Trinidad & Tobago	31.5
86	Morocco	31.7
87	Botswana	32.3
	The Americas Avg	56.6
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)36
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %36
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
4	Niue	98.8
5	Mongolia	98.7
	...
113	Mexico	91.6
114	Moldova	91.5
115	Iceland	91.5
116	Trinidad & Tobago	91.4
117	Jamaica	90.9
118	Burkina Faso	90.6
	The Americas Avg	91.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Trinidad & Tobago's Modernity and Learning

#education #english #intelligence #maths #modernity #research #science #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank19
1	Canada	21.6
2	USA	29.3
3	Argentina	43.8
4	Chile	51.6
5	Barbados	54.2
	...
10	Grenada	68.5
11	Costa Rica	68.9
12	Bermuda	69.0
13	Trinidad & Tobago	69.1
14	Uruguay	69.4
15	Peru	70.1
16	Aruba	71.5
	The Americas Avg	81.7
q=41.

Modernity and Learning (2020)19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank19
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
4	Estonia	15.8
5	Denmark	16.0
	...
72	Grenada	68.5
73	Costa Rica	68.9
74	Bermuda	69.0
75	Trinidad & Tobago	69.1
76	Uruguay	69.4
77	Armenia	70.0
78	Peru	70.1
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.2940
2	Israel	4.1140
3	Japan	3.5840
4	Finland	3.1740
5	Sweden	3.1640
	...
114	Saudi Arabia	0.0741
115	Algeria	0.0742
116	Cape Verde	0.0743
117	Trinidad & Tobago	0.0544
118	Macau	0.0545
119	Honduras	0.0446
	The Americas Avg	0.47
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)47
Pos.		Higher is better47
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
4	Canada	100.0%
5	Finland	100.0%
	...
68	S. Africa	76.5%
69	Spain	75.8%
70	Samoa	74.5%
71	Trinidad & Tobago	73.4%
72	Philippines	73.2%
73	Saudi Arabia	72.8%
	The Americas Avg	63.0%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2021)48
Pos.		Higher is better Years48
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
4	Belgium	19.6
5	Sweden	19.4
	...
69	Ecuador	14.6
70	Iran	14.6
71	Oman	14.6
72	Trinidad & Tobago	14.5
73	Slovakia	14.5
74	Dominican Rep.	14.5
	The Americas Avg	14.2
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)38
Pos.		Lower is better Rank38
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
4	Denmark	4
5	UK	5
	...
90	Iran	90
91	Antigua & Barbuda	91
92	Burkina Faso	92
93	Trinidad & Tobago	93
94	Malawi	94
95	Mexico	95
	The Americas Avg	99.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Maths, Science & Reading (2015)49
Pos.		Higher is better Score49
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
4	Macau	1582
5	Estonia	1573
	...
48	UAE	1298
49	Uruguay	1290
50	Turkey	1273
51	Trinidad & Tobago	1269
52	Moldova	1264
53	Montenegro	1256
	The Americas Avg	1287
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

IQ (2006)50
Pos.		Higher is better50
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
4	Japan	105
5	Taiwan	105
	...
70	Kuwait	86
71	Philippines	86
72	Yemen	85
73	Trinidad & Tobago	85
74	Peru	85
75	Cuba	85
	The Americas Avg	85.3
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)51
Pos.		Higher is better51
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
4	Bermuda	97%
5	Andorra	97%
	...
57	New Caledonia	70%
58	Macedonia	69%
59	Argentina	69%
60	Trinidad & Tobago	69%
61	Malaysia	69%
62	Greenland	67%
	The Americas Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)52
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio52
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
4	USA	35.0
5	Greece	33.5
	...
17	Malaysia	16.5
18	Norway	14.7
19	Australia	14.6
20	Trinidad & Tobago	14.5
21	Finland	14.1
22	Brazil	13.9
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

On the Corruption Index, Trinidad and Tobago scored on average 37.8 over the 2012-2016 period. Over the 10 years since then, it improved by 4.2 points.

World Giving Index (2013-2021)53
Pos.		Lower is better53
1	Myanmar (Burma)	2.7
2	New Zealand	4.0
3	USA	4.7
4	Australia	4.9
5	Indonesia	9.0
	...
11	Bahrain	11.7
12	Kenya	12.0
13	Netherlands	14.3
14	Trinidad & Tobago	16.5
15	Bhutan	17.5
16	Norway	20.0
	The Americas Avg	58.4
	World Avg	67.9
q=160.

Corruption (2022)54
Pos.		Higher is better Points54
1	Denmark	90.0
2	Finland	87.0
3	New Zealand	87.0
4	Norway	84.0
5	Singapore	83.0
	...
76	Ghana	43.0
77	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	42.0
78	Vietnam	42.0
79	Trinidad & Tobago	42.0
80	Burkina Faso	42.0
81	Solomon Islands	42.0
	The Americas Avg	42.97
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Happiness (2018)55
Pos.		Higher is better55
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
4	Iceland	7.5
5	Switzerland	7.5
	...
35	Malaysia	6.3
36	Spain	6.3
37	Colombia	6.3
38	Trinidad & Tobago	6.2
39	Slovakia	6.2
40	El Salvador	6.2
	The Americas Avg	6.05
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)38
Pos.		Lower is better Rank38
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
4	Switzerland	4
5	Sweden	5
	...
68	Guyana	68
69	Bosnia & Herzegovina	69
70	Tonga	70
71	Trinidad & Tobago	71
72	Botswana	72
73	Dominica	73
	The Americas Avg	80.2
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)38
Pos.		Lower is better Rank38
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
4	Netherlands	4
5	Switzerland	5
	...
25	Mauritius	25
26	Zimbabwe	26
27	Canada	27
28	Trinidad & Tobago	28
29	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	29
30	Burkina Faso	30
	The Americas Avg	100.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index (2021)56
Pos.		Lower is better56
1	Iceland	1.10
2	New Zealand	1.25
3	Denmark	1.26
4	Portugal	1.27
5	Slovenia	1.32
	...
81	Angola	2.02
82	Dominican Rep.	2.02
83	Rwanda	2.03
84	Trinidad & Tobago	2.03
85	Nepal	2.03
86	Peru	2.03
	The Americas Avg	2.13
	World Avg	2.08
q=163.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)38
Pos.		Lower is better Rank38
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
4	Egypt	4
5	Nigeria	5
	...
113	Slovakia	113
114	Suriname	114
115	Greece	115
116	Trinidad & Tobago	116
117	Benin	117
118	Venezuela	118
	The Americas Avg	82.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)38
Pos.		Lower is better Rank38
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
4	Sweden	4
5	Malta	5
	...
133	Togo	133
134	St Vincent & Grenadines	134
135	Afghanistan	135
136	Trinidad & Tobago	136
137	Nigeria	137
138	Cambodia	138
	The Americas Avg	91.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)57
Pos.		Lower is better Score57
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
4	Equatorial Guinea	0.00
5	Cambodia	0.00
	...
12	Romania	0.00
13	El Salvador	0.00
14	Bhutan	0.01
15	Trinidad & Tobago	0.02
16	Uzbekistan	0.02
17	Qatar	0.03
	The Americas Avg	2.16
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)58
Pos.		Higher is better %58
1	Iceland	+205.6
2	Bahrain	+144.4
3	Uruguay	+131.3
4	Kuwait	+81.2
5	Dominican Rep.	+79.5
	...
110	Central African Rep.	-01.7
111	Albania	-02.2
112	Sierra Leone	-02.4
113	Trinidad & Tobago	-02.6
114	Jamaica	-02.7
115	Australia	-02.9
	The Americas Avg	-00.2
	World Avg	+02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)59
Pos.		Higher is better59
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
4	Malta	80.9
5	Sweden	80.5
	...
32	Qatar	67.8
33	Czechia	67.7
34	Slovenia	67.6
35	Trinidad & Tobago	67.4
36	St Vincent & Grenadines	66.5
37	Latvia	66.1
	The Americas Avg	58.8
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)60
Pos.		Higher is better60
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
4	Colombia	17.54
5	Ireland	17.54
	...
114	Ethiopia	02.81
115	Mozambique	02.47
116	Iceland	02.41
117	Zimbabwe	02.31
118	Trinidad & Tobago	02.07
119	Serbia	00.72
	The Americas Avg	10.78
	World Avg	09.29
q=119.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
4	Vanuatu	1993 Dec 29
5	Papua New Guinea	1993 Dec 29
	...
150	St Vincent & Grenadines	1996 Sep 01
151	Slovenia	1996 Oct 07
152	Cyprus	1996 Oct 08
153	Trinidad & Tobago	1996 Oct 30
154	Congo, (Brazzaville)	1996 Oct 30
155	Kyrgyzstan	1996 Nov 04
	The Americas Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)61
Pos.		Higher is better %61
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
4	Trinidad & Tobago	74.5%
5	Costa Rica	74.2%
6	Cyprus	71.0%
7	Guatemala	70.9%
8	Philippines	70.8%
9	S. Korea	70.7%
10	Colombia	70.3%
11	Bolivia	69.3%
12	Paraguay	68.9%
	The Americas Avg	58.6%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)62
Pos.		Higher is worse62
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
181	Somalia	38.90
180	Nigeria	37.10
	...
118	Micronesia	16.10
117	Iraq	15.90
116	Philippines	15.30
115	Trinidad & Tobago	14.90
114	Fiji	14.90
113	Guatemala	14.60
	The Americas Avg	12.03
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)63
Pos.		Lower is better Severity63
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
4	Turkmenistan	.001
5	Jordan	.002
6	Kazakhstan	.002
7	Montenegro	.002
8	Trinidad & Tobago	.002
9	Maldives	.003
10	Albania	.003
11	Thailand	.003
12	Moldova	.004
	The Americas Avg	.045
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion

Disbelief In God (2007)64
Pos.		Higher is better %64
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
4	Czechia	61
5	Estonia	49
	...
39	China	12
40	Uruguay	12
41	USA	10
42	Trinidad & Tobago	9
43	Albania	8
44	Dominican Rep.	7
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₆₅:

Christian	65.9%
Muslim	5.9%
Hindu	22.7%
Buddhist	0.3%
Folk Religion	1.9%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	1.9%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 25.8% (Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4%), Hindu 22.5%, Muslim 5.8%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)₆₆.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?