Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years less
In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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.
Economy
be 70.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Virgin Islands, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 57.2% less money
Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $18,967 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.8% more likely to have internet access
In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, about 82.2% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 92.6% more coastline
Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance
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