Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 34.5% more likely to be obese
In Cuba, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 30.9% of people as of 2024.
see 12.9% less spent on your healthcare
Cuba spends $2,575 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Trinidad and Tobago spends $2,244 as of 2023.
have 56.4% fewer doctors per person
Cuba has 95.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Trinidad and Tobago has 41.6 as of 2021.
Economy
be 90.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
Life
have 22.3% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 54.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 35.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, 54.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 6.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.6% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 82.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 61.7% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 19.7% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 90.3% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
Safety
be 9.1 times more likely to be murdered
Cuba has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 40.4 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 8.8 times more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 as of 2024.
live with 15.1% less strain on fresh water
Cuba withdraws 24% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Trinidad and Tobago withdraws 20% as of 2022.
use 4.6 times more electricity
Cuba uses 1,462 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Trinidad and Tobago uses 6,664 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 35.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cuba, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.
emit 10.3 times more CO2
Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Trinidad and Tobago emits 19.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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