Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 25.5% more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.
be 80.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.
be 53.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.
Life
be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.3% more likely to be literate
In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2019. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2018.
be 17.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 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 13.3% more children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 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 22.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 81% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 31.5% less on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 63.3% more on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 49.1% less coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 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
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