Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
see 10.3% more spent on your healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends $2,244 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
live 11.3 years less
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 30.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
have 20.0% less access to essential health services
Trinidad and Tobago scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
Economy
make 22.8% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $18,967 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
be 54.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
have 2.3 times more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 54.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 78.9% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.7% less coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Safety
be 60.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Trinidad and Tobago, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 63.2% less home broadband
Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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