Quality of life comparison

live 1.8 years longer

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 95.1% more likely to be obese

In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 85.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 26.4% less money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 31.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

be 35.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 12.1% more likely to be literate

In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2018.

have 27.7% more children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 11.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 25.5% less likely to have internet access

In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

spend 18.0% less on healthcare

Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 48.1% more on education

Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 59.0% less coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.