Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Health

be 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Antigua and Barbuda, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 90.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 64.4% less money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $18,000 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

Life

be 13.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tonga, on the other hand, 12.4 children do as of 2022.

have 34.0% more children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 46.1% less likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on education

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 13.6% more on healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.7 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tonga: At a glance

Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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