Quality of life comparison

live 1.0 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 89.1% less likely to be unemployed

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

make 50.4% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

have 87.5% more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 92.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 29.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Tonga, on the other hand, 12.4 children do as of 2022.

be 50.0% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

spend 20.6% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 86.0% more on education

Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 4.3 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.