Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 73.4% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,700 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 35.8% 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 Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
have 78.0% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 55.8% less likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 11.3% more coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Samoa: At a glance
How big is Samoa compared to Trinidad and Tobago? See an in-depth size comparison.