Saint Lucia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Saint Lucia
4.23 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Trinidad and Tobago
4.16 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Saint Lucia rank
25th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
27th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Saint Lucia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 4.23 per 1,000 people against 4.16 per 1,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 25th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 27th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.139 per 1,000 people | 0.418 per 1,000 people | 0.279 per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 0.187 per 1,000 people | 0.445 per 1,000 people | 0.258 per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 0.285 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 0.758 per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 0.464 per 1,000 people | 0.75 per 1,000 people | 0.286 per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 0.5751 per 1,000 people | 0.8323 per 1,000 people | 0.2572 per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 4.46 per 1,000 people | 2.97 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 4.23 per 1,000 people | 4.3 per 1,000 people | 0.064 per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Saint Lucia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Saint Lucia, at 4.23 per 1,000 people against 4.16 per 1,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Saint Lucia ranks 25th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 27th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.