Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
Health
be 53.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 21.5% less likely to be obese
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 59.2% more money
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2023, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $28,500 as of 2023.
be 77.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 56.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 62.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 12.9 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 11.8% fewer children
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 11.9 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 28.1% less on education
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 52.1% more on healthcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% 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 4.3 times more coastline
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 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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