Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Guyana, you would:

Health

be 46.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.

live 4.1 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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

be 66.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.

be 42.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.

make 42.8% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.

Life

be 75.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.5% more likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 28.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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.

have 37.1% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 32.7% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 21.1% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 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

Trinidad and Tobago is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 5,128 sq km. First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Independence was attained in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing. The government is coping with a rise in violent crime.
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