Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years longer
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $18,967 as of 2025, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $44,321 as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Virgin Islands, that number is 11.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 55.0% 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 Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.1% less likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 82.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 48.1% less coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.
Infrastructure
find 62.7% less home broadband
Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Virgin Islands has 10.1 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Virgin Islands: At a glance
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