Canada vs Trinidad and Tobago: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad and Tobago leads on Oil Exports (242,600) against Canada (1.93); Trinidad and Tobago leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (106,100) against Canada (1.11); Trinidad and Tobago leads on Oil Imports (95,240) against Canada (1.09). Across 106 compared metrics, Canada wins on 59 and Trinidad and Tobago wins on 37.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %84.7 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 85% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points79.71 points
Radios32.3680,000
Televisions21.5425,000
Waterways3,000none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $246.43M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $28.95B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %6.75 %
Coal Revenue0.080
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %9 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP6.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.662.6
Electricity Consumption522.29.87
Electricity Exports73.350
Electricity from Fossil Fuels23100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants560
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels90
Electricity from Other Renewables120
Electricity Imports2.680
Electricity Installed Capacity143.52.61
Electricity Production649.610.07
Gross Fixed Investment23.715.9
Gross National Saving20.826.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %-4.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %0.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.421.24
Natural Gas Exports83.9615.49
Natural Gas Imports26.360
Natural Gas Production159.136.73
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06447.4
Oil Consumption2.2141,000
Oil Exports1.93242,600
Oil Imports1.0995,240
Oil Production3.48144,900
Oil Proved Reserves175.2728.3
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people20 people
Public Debt61.337
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD1.7 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4551,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12106,100
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,7000
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01134,700
Remittances00.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.05
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.753.24
Taxes and Other Revenues13.816.7
Unemployment Rate6.5 %4.6 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M-959,620
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8533.63
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiapopulation on Trinidad is concentrated in the western half of the island, on Tobago in the southern half
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year0.61 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.93.84

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %15.72 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.4390.17
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km540 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km362 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant47.12 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,04570

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %39.39 %
Administrative Divisions109
Independence131
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.96122.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.712.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %54 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %18.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA10,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA4.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,0005,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %41.25 %
Human Capital Index0.820.64
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years77.87 years
Median age of population40.75 years38.2 years
Population Change437,571 persons1,260.6 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km296.05 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons1.51M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.87
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %10.33 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)7.75 %8.69 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons381,795.6 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87649,900
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years9.93 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people545,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09173.74
Military Service Age and Obligation17generally 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %87.65 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km4.16 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %0.08 %
Population living in slums1.2 %8.02 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons12,888.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %48.31 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.51 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons-1,079.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births15.26 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.961.26
Airports1,4593
Civil Air Travel63614

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