Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 2.1 times 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2018.
be 27.4% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 37.3% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2022, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $14,600 as of 2022.
be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 19.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 18.7% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on the other hand, 12.9 children do as of 2022.
have 13.3% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 62.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.2% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 4.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 39.0% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 76.8% less coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 84 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: At a glance
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