Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.
be 10.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.
make 37.9% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.
Life
be 31.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 23.5% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 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 36.9% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 35.9% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 95.1% more on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 81.3% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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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