Quality of life comparison

live 2.1 years less

In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 95.9% more likely to be obese

In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 57.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 48.0% less money

Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

have 2.0 times more children

In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 44.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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.

be 44.6% less likely to have internet access

In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

spend 37.5% less on education

Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 55.8% less on healthcare

Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

see 88.8% less coastline

Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.