Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
be 72.8% more likely to be obese
In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 95.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.
be 22.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.
make 35.4% less money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.
Life
have 46.0% more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 41.4% less likely to have internet access
In Dominica, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 60.0% more on education
Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 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
How big is Tonga compared to Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.