The duel
- 13× Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fits inside Trinidad and Tobago 13 times
- 14× Trinidad and Tobago has 14 times as many people as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- +2.2 years People in Trinidad and Tobago live 2.2 years longer than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- +63% Trinidad and Tobago produces 63% more per person than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fits inside Trinidad and Tobago 13 times.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 390 km² (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 5,130 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Trinidad and Tobago’s coastline is 4.3 times as long as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 84 km (2026 edition) · Trinidad and Tobago: 362 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ highest peak towers 294 m above Trinidad and Tobago’s.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1,234 m (2026 edition) · Trinidad and Tobago: 940 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Trinidad and Tobago has 14 times as many people as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 99,924 (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: 1.37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Trinidad and Tobago is 4% more densely populated than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 256 per km² (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: 267 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are 1.5 cm taller than in Trinidad and Tobago.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 177.5 cm (2019) · Trinidad and Tobago: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are 1.9 cm taller than in Trinidad and Tobago.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 165.3 cm (2019) · Trinidad and Tobago: 163.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Trinidad and Tobago is 2.8 years older than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 33.9 years (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 36.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have 0.2 more children on average than in Trinidad and Tobago.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.76 children per woman (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 1.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Trinidad and Tobago are 65 or older, versus 12% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 12.3% (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: 12.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 7.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago are practically level.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1 (2026) · Trinidad and Tobago: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Trinidad and Tobago’s economy is 21 times the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: $1.26 billion (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: $25.9 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Trinidad and Tobago produces 63% more per person than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Int$22,799 (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: Int$37,121 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 18% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, versus 3.3% in Trinidad and Tobago.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 18% (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Trinidad and Tobago’s.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 55% (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Trinidad and Tobago spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: $469 (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: $1,276 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Trinidad and Tobago live 2.2 years longer than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 71.4 years (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 73.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Trinidad and Tobago is 67% more likely to die before turning one than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 10.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 17 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 4.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are obese, versus 32% in Trinidad and Tobago.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 35% (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 32% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 5.91 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines drink 70% more alcohol than in Trinidad and Tobago.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 8.4 litres (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 80% more meat per person than Trinidad and Tobago.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 118.5 kg (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 65.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 97 kcal more food per person per day than Trinidad and Tobago.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 3,043 kcal (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 2,946 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 1,610 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines went to school 0.5 years longer than in Trinidad and Tobago.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 11.3 years (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines welcomed 2.4 times as many tourists per resident as Trinidad and Tobago (2019).
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0.58 (2022) · Trinidad and Tobago: 0.24 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Trinidad and Tobago are online, versus 76% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 76% (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago are practically level.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 100% (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
54% of people in Trinidad and Tobago live in cities, versus 48% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 48% (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago: 54% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Trinidad and Tobago has 119 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 108.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 108 (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 119 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: no data · Trinidad and Tobago: 1.48 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 73% of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, but only 44% of Trinidad and Tobago.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 73.2% (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 44.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Trinidad and Tobago emits 9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 2.5 t (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 22.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
13% of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ electricity is renewable, versus 0.1% in Trinidad and Tobago.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 13.3% (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 0.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Trinidad and Tobago carries 32% more fine dust than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 10.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Trinidad and Tobago: 13.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 27% more likely to be murdered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines than in Trinidad and Tobago.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 51.3 per 100k (2023) · Trinidad and Tobago: 40.4 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Trinidad and Tobago are 4% deadlier than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 4.8 per 100k (2021) · Trinidad and Tobago: 5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Trinidad and Tobago.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Trinidad and Tobago: 26.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Trinidad and Tobago gets 29% more rain than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1,128 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Trinidad and Tobago: 1,453 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines bigger than Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago is larger. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fits inside Trinidad and Tobago 13 times.
Which has more people, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago has 14 times as many people as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines or Trinidad and Tobago?
People in Trinidad and Tobago live 2.2 years longer than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Life expectancy at birth is 71.4 years in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and 73.6 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Are people taller in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines or Trinidad and Tobago?
Men in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are 1.5 cm taller than in Trinidad and Tobago (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).