Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 6.4 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 Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 30.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
see 25.5% less spent on your healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends $2,244 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 67.6% fewer doctors per person
Trinidad and Tobago has 41.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 30.7% less access to essential health services
Trinidad and Tobago scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 68.1% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $18,967 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.1 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 4.0 times more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.6 times more on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 3.6 times 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 Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 83.3% less home broadband
Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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