Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.4 years longer

In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 25.5% more money

Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 80.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

be 53.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 12.3% more likely to be literate

In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2019. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2018.

be 17.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Honduras, approximately 15.1 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 13.3% more children

In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 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 22.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Honduras, approximately 81% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018.

Expenditures

spend 31.5% less on healthcare

Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 63.3% more on education

Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 49.1% less coastline

Honduras has a total of 823 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

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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