Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Tuvalu, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 52.5% less likely to be obese
In Tuvalu, 65.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 30.9% of people as of 2024.
see 34.3% more spent on your healthcare
Tuvalu spends $1,671 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Trinidad and Tobago spends $2,244 as of 2023.
have 3.1 times more doctors per person
Tuvalu has 13.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Trinidad and Tobago has 41.6 as of 2021.
have 44.2% more access to essential health services
Tuvalu scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Trinidad and Tobago scores 75 as of 2021.
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $18,967 as of 2025.
Life
be 68.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tuvalu, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, 54.0 women do as of 2023.
have 52.0% fewer children
In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 74.9% less on education
Tuvalu spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 72.2% less on healthcare
Tuvalu spends 27.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 15.1 times more coastline
Tuvalu has a total of 24 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
Safety
be 72.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Tuvalu, road accidents kill 17.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Trinidad and Tobago, they kill 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 6.0 times more home broadband
Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 as of 2024.
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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