Trinidad and Tobago or Uruguay: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Uruguay wins on more indicators: 12 of 13 against 0.
- Safety and trust: Uruguay 0:2
- Costs and work: Uruguay 0:1
- Climate and health: Uruguay 0:7
- Law and institutions: Uruguay 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Trinidad and Tobago
Indicator
Uruguay
Safety and trust
Better: Uruguay (0 : 2)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✗40.4 per 100,000 residents
2022259% higher
✓11.3 per 100,000 residents
202372% lower
Trust between people
higher is better
periods differ
✗3%
201478% lower
✓15%
2022353% higher
Costs and work
Better: Uruguay (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$37,121
20253% lower
✓$38,315
20253% higher
Climate and health
Better: Uruguay (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗73.6 years
20246% lower
✓78.3 years
20246% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗70.5 years
20245% lower
✓74.4 years
20246% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗76.8 years
20246% lower
✓82.0 years
20247% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗78.3 years
20233% lower
✓81.1 years
20234% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✗98.30%
20241% lower
✓99.38%
20241% higher
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗98.12%
20241% lower
✓99.26%
20241% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗13.8 µg/m³ per year
202327% higher
✓10.9 µg/m³ per year
202321% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Uruguay (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-0.35 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.94 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.34 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓1.56 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay.