Quality of life comparison

live 5.1 years longer

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 8.3 times more likely to be obese

In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

make 4.3 times more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 94.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

be 56.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Malawi, 51.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

be 85.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Malawi, approximately 349.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 60.1% more likely to be literate

In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2018.

be 62.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 27.3% fewer children

In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 7.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% 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.

be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

spend 32.4% less on healthcare

Malawi spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 2.8 times more on education

Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.