If you lived in Tonga instead of Bahamas, you would:

Health

live 1.4 years longer

In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 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 52.5% more likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 31.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 89.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Bahamas, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 79.2% less money

Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $30,800 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bahamas, 9.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

be 25.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bahamas, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

have 38.7% more children

In Bahamas, there are approximately 14.6 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 52.9% less likely to have internet access

In Bahamas, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 13.8% less on healthcare

Bahamas spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 3.2 times more on education

Bahamas spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 88.2% less coastline

Bahamas has a total of 3,542 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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