Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 100.0% 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 Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
be 32.8% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 14.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
make 56.7% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2022, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $10,100 as of 2022.
be 44.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Jamaica, that number is 5.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 29.4% 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 Jamaica, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
have 48.6% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jamaica, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.7 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 Jamaica, 99.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.4% less likely to be literate
In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Jamaica, it is 88.7% as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 46.3% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jamaica spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Jamaica: At a glance
How big is Jamaica compared to Trinidad and Tobago? See an in-depth size comparison.