Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 100.0% 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 Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
be 32.8% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 14.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
make 63.3% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,700 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 57.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 29.4% 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 Jamaica, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
have 47.5% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 19.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 67.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.4% less likely to be literate
In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Jamaica, it is 88.7% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 28.6% less likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.9% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 50.0% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Jamaica: At a glance
How big is Jamaica compared to Trinidad and Tobago? See an in-depth size comparison.