Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 25.6% more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 62.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
be 20.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 63.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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 13.9% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% 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 2.3 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 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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