Science & Technology in Trinidad and Tobago 59 indicators covering science & technology for Trinidad and Tobago. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 2.0% 79th Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.79 2024 down 14.8% 92nd Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.31 units per person 2024 down 11.1% 56th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 4.0% 133rd Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.79 million 2024 down 9.6% 153rd Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 393.25 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.8% 34th Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.51 % change on previous year 2024 down 999.0% 209th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -11.22 % change on previous year 2024 down 694.3% 209th Scientific and technical journal articles 245.56 2023 up 53.8% 122nd Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2023 up 50.7% 83rd Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 75.4% 134th Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0479 units per square kilometre 2023 up 53.8% 51st Digital connectivity composite index 0.1483 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 down 64.2% 82nd Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -3.74 % change on previous year 2023 up 83.5% 137th Mobile phone subscriptions 1.79 million 2024 down 9.6% 153rd Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 118.79 per 100 people 2024 down 14.8% 92nd Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 118.79 per 100 people 2024 down 14.8% 92nd Patent applications, nonresidents 149 2021 down 30.0% 69th Share of the population using the Internet 82.2% 2024 up 31.7% 98th Number of people using the Internet 1.12 million people 2024 up 33.9% 150th Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 73rd Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 3rd Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 3rd Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 3rd Patent applications, residents 2 2021 unchanged 122nd Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 0 Patents 2022 — 59th Research and development expenditure 0.1% 2022 up 21.3% 111th Proportion of individuals using the Internet 82.2% 2024 up 31.7% 106th Patents - technology diffusion 1 Patents 2016 unchanged 92nd Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 27.03 per 100 people 2024 up 54.8% 71st Landline Internet subscriptions 407,545 2024 up 64.3% 105th Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 27.03 per 100 population 2024 up 54.8% 74th Researchers in R&D 492.72 per million people 2022 down 0.8% 74th Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st GERD as a percentage of GDP 0.1% 2022 up 21.3% 111th Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network 100.0% 2024 up 33.3% 1st Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 73rd Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 3rd Researchers per million inhabitants 492.72 FTE 2022 down 0.8% 74th Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network 94.0% 2024 up 840.0% 131st Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants 0 Patents 2022 — 59th R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita 492.72 per million people 2022 down 0.8% 74th Share of people in range of 4G mobile network 94.0% 2024 up 840.0% 125th Share of the population that owns a mobile phone 84.1% 2024 up 2.1% 107th Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 84.1% 2024 up 2.1% 112th Annual patent applications per million people 1.46 applications per million people 2021 down 2.4% 110th Annual patent applications 2 2021 unchanged 122nd Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed 367,328 number 2024 up 184.4% 93rd Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants 492.72 2022 down 0.8% 79th Research & development spending as a share of GDP 0.1% 2022 up 21.3% 111th Number of R&D researchers per million people 492.72 per million people 2022 down 0.8% 74th Researchers (HC) - % Female 49.7% 2022 up 13.6% 22nd Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher 48.8% 2022 up 9.8% 37th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 54.4% 2022 up 38.4% 19th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 57.1% 2018 — 3rd Researchers (FTE) - % Female 51.4% 2022 down 5.8% 15th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 50.9% 2022 down 6.1% 23rd Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 53.9% 2022 down 2.0% 16th