Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

Health

live 3.8 years longer

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.1 times more likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 87.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

be 35.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

be 14.5% more likely to be literate

In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2018.

be 47.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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.

Basic Needs

be 36.9% less likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 70.2% more on education

Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 56.6% less coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 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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