Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 35.5% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 20.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2019.
make 88.0% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2022, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2022.
be 37.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.2% as of 2022.
Life
have 98.1% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 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 Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.0% less likely to be literate
In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, 70% of the population do as of 2021.
be 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.9% less on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 45.2% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.0 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vanuatu: At a glance
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