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

Health

have 2.1 times more doctors per person

Honduras has 4.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Tonga has 10.1 as of 2021.

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be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Honduras, 31.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73.8% of people as of 2024.

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have 10.9% less access to essential health services

Honduras scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tonga scores 57 as of 2021.

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be 59.3% more likely to die by suicide

Honduras has a suicide rate of 3.0 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 59.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Honduras, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tonga, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.

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make 82.0% more money

Honduras has a GDP per capita of $3,598 as of 2025, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,547 as of 2025.

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Life

be 12.7% more likely to be literate

In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.2% as of 2024. In Tonga, it is 99.5% as of 2023.

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be 39.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Honduras, approximately 12.8 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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be 42.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Honduras, approximately 47.0 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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Basic Needs

be 15.0% more likely to have internet access

In Honduras, approximately 58.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tonga, about 67.4% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 16.7% more on education

Honduras spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tonga spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 49.1% less coastline

Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.

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Safety

be 54.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Honduras, road accidents kill 18.5 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 78.4% more home broadband

Honduras has 4.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 51.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Honduras, air pollution causes 49.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tonga, it causes 24.0 as of 2019.

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emit 43.0% more CO2

Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), 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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