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Trinidad and Tobago

🇹🇹 Caribbean · Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

1,367,764
Population
#152 of 193
5,130 km²
Land area
#165 of 195
$25.94B
GDP (nominal)
#120 of 192
0.807
HDI
#71 of 191

How Trinidad and Tobago ranks globally

Population1,367,764 #152 of 193
Land area5,130 km² #165 of 195
GDP (nominal)$25.94B #120 of 192
Life expectancy73.6 yrs #100 of 193
Literacy rate96.9% #55 of 162
HDI0.807 #71 of 191

About Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago (officially Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) is a country in Caribbean, with Port of Spain as its capital. It is home to roughly 1.37 million people, giving a population density of about 267 people per square kilometre. The country covers 5,130 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $25.94B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.807. The official currency is the Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD), and the main language is English.

Key indicators

World Bank · UNDP

💹 Economy

$49.71B
GDP (PPP)
$36,329
GDP/capita (PPP)
-0.8%
GDP growth
1.0%
Inflation
3.3%
Unemployment

👥 People

73.6 yrs
Life expectancy
1.54
Fertility rate
-0.0%
Pop. growth
54.0%
Urban population
17
Infant mortality /1k

🌍 Quality of Life

82.2%
Internet users
96.9%
Literacy rate
4.16
Physicians /1k
0.5%
Renewable energy

GDP over time

Trinidad and Tobago's GDP over time (nominal, US$)
$0$7.74B$15.47B$23.21B$30.95B197019982025 Trinidad and Tobago

How Trinidad and Tobago measures up

Development profile (each axis 0–100%, higher is stronger)
WealthHealthHuman dev.InternetUrbanSurvival

Did you know?

Trinidad and Tobago is the 152nd most populous country in the world, with about 1.37 million people.

By land area it is the 165th-largest country in the world, covering 5,130 km².

It has the world's 120th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($25.94B).

Trinidad and Tobago has no land borders with other countries.

It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.807.

Trinidad and Tobago has a population density of about 267 people per square kilometre.

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Travel & practical

Port of Spain
Capital
TTD
Currency
+1868
Dialing code
.tt
Internet TLD

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