Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 32.3% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 46.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
make 48.1% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,700 as of 2020, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 46.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 67.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 73.9% 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 Cuba, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.6 times more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 61.4% more on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.3 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cuba: At a glance
How big is Cuba compared to Trinidad and Tobago? See an in-depth size comparison.