Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 70.3% more likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 88.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.
be 36.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.
make 67.5% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.
Life
have 30.4% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 52.3% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 47.4% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 66.7% more on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.6% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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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