Human Development & Quality of Life in Trinidad and Tobago
Human Development
Trinidad and Tobago's 2023 HDI is 0.807, placing it 72 in UNDP's table and in the very high human development category. That rank is only the starting point. The income component uses GNI per capita of $27,000 in 2021 PPP dollars. In a different dimension, gender development sits close to parity on the GDI measure at 0.990 (UNDP group 1).
What sits inside Trinidad and Tobago's HDI
In the UNDP data used here, Trinidad and Tobago's 2023 HDI inputs include life expectancy of 73.5, expected schooling of 14.2, mean schooling of 10.8, and GNI per capita of $27,000 in 2021 PPP dollars. Together they explain the headline index without turning any single input into a separate ranking.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
For this profile, Trinidad and Tobago has additional UNDP measures of GDI 0.990, GII 0.262. Reading them together is useful, but combining them would obscure their different definitions.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
This profile does not show a verified comparable life-satisfaction value for Trinidad and Tobago. The absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
What Trinidad and Tobago's numbers say together
Trinidad and Tobago's additional indicators read as GDI 0.990. Each measure has a different definition, so they are not combined.
At 0.807, Trinidad and Tobago's 2023 HDI corresponds to UNDP rank 72. The ranking reflects the HDI framework only and does not capture every aspect of lived experience.
The GDI value is 0.990 in group 1; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
Frequently asked questions
What is Trinidad and Tobago's HDI?
UNDP's Human Development Report 2025 gives Trinidad and Tobago an HDI of 0.807 for 2023 and rank 72.
Is an inequality-adjusted HDI available for Trinidad and Tobago?
The source coverage for Trinidad and Tobago does not include IHDI in this edition.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Trinidad and Tobago's page adds a quality-of-life measure only when a comparable dated observation can be sourced. The absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. UNDP's HDI focuses on longevity, education and income. Life satisfaction remains distinct from the health, education and income dimensions used by HDI. For the profile as a whole, avoid turning the indicator into a general country score rather than creating a broader claim than the source supports.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.