Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
Health
be 17.3% less likely to be obese
In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 9.5 times more money
Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2020, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $23,700 as of 2020.
be 57.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Trinidad and Tobago, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 35.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Solomon Islands, approximately 104.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Trinidad and Tobago, 67.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Solomon Islands, approximately 20.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2022.
have 52.5% fewer children
In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 49.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Solomon Islands, approximately 67% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 6.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Solomon Islands, approximately 12.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 77.0% do as of 2019.
be 36.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Solomon Islands, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Trinidad and Tobago, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 64.4% less on education
Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 45.8% more on healthcare
Solomon Islands spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.2% less coastline
Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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