Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years less
In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 31.9% less money
British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2022.
be 31.4% more likely to be unemployed
In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 11.8% more likely to die during infancy
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 14.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 57.7% more on education
British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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