Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 71.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Trinidad and Tobago, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
be 69.9% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.3% more money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $28,500 as of 2023, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.
be 53.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 19.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bahamas, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2022.
have 24.8% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 19.0% more likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bahamas, about 94.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.7% less on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 9.8 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bahamas: At a glance
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