# Trinidad and Tobago — national dossier Trinidad and Tobago — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography, resources and military in one sourced dossier: 41… Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/TTO Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year) ## Overview - Official name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago - Capital: Port of Spain - Region: Caribbean, North America - Population: 1.2 m - Area: 5,130 km² - Languages: English - Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Economy | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | GDP | $26 B | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP per capita | $18,967 | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP growth | -0.8% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Inflation | 1.0% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | ## Society | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Population | 1.4 m | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Life expectancy | 73.6 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Urban population | 54.0% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Fertility rate | 1.5 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Governance | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 64.0 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Political stability | 72.0 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Government effectiveness | 53.5 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Regulatory quality | 51.6 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Rule of law | 50.6 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Control of corruption | 41.0 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | ## Health | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 7.5% | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Physicians | 4.16 | 2021 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Under-5 mortality | 18.8 | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Measles immunisation | 96.0% | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Safe drinking water | 69.4% | 2024 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | ## Education | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Education spending | 3.2% | 2023 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Primary enrolment | 98.3% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Secondary enrolment | 95.7% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Tertiary enrolment | 23.8% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | ## Technology | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | R&D spending | 0.1% | 2022 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Researchers (per million) | 493 | 2022 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Internet users | 82.2% | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | Mobile subscriptions | 119 | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | High-tech exports | 0.2% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Geography | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Land area | 5,130 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Forest area | 44.2% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Agricultural land | 10.5% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 19.6 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Renewable energy | 0.5% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | ## Resources | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 7.9% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Oil rents | 2.7% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Mineral rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Forest rents | 0.1% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Military | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 0.9% | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Defense spending | $235 M | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Armed forces | 5,000 | 2020 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:TTO::) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/TTO.claims.json History: "From the Carib and Arawak peoples and the long Spanish neglect of Trinidad to French planters, British conquest, indentured Indian labour, the birth of the steelpan, and an oil-rich republic." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/TTO/chronicle.md (6 eras, 24 events). ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://childmortality.org - R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Citation template: Terralore, "Trinidad and Tobago — national dossier", terralore.co/country/TTO, retrieved .