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

Health

live 2.3 years less

In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Grenada, 31.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 41.8% less spent on your healthcare

Grenada spends $880 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tonga spends $512 as of 2023.

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have 26.7% fewer doctors per person

Grenada has 13.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2018. Tonga has 10.1 as of 2021.

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have 18.6% less access to essential health services

Grenada scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tonga scores 57 as of 2021.

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be 3.6 times more likely to die by suicide

Grenada has a suicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tonga, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 17.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Grenada, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

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make 45.9% less money

Grenada has a GDP per capita of $12,107 as of 2025, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,547 as of 2025.

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Life

be 52.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Grenada, approximately 16.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tonga, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 2.0 times more children

In Grenada, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 39.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Grenada, approximately 48.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tonga, 67.0 women do as of 2023.

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Expenditures

spend 58.3% more on healthcare

Grenada spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 3.5 times more coastline

Grenada has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.

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Safety

be 32.8% more likely to die in a road accident

In Grenada, road accidents kill 6.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tonga, they kill 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 72.6% less home broadband

Grenada has 29.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 20.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Grenada, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tonga, it causes 24.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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