Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.6 years longer

In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 57.1% 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 Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

be 24.2% more likely to be obese

In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 38.9% less money

Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $28,500 as of 2023, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 88.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

pay a 34.0% higher top tax rate

Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 39.4% 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 Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.

be 44.4% 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 Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 58.5% more on education

Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 73.2% less coastline

Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.

Barbados: At a glance

Barbados is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 430 sq km. The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. African slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance.
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