Quality of life comparison

be 5.6 times more likely to be obese

In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 62.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 50.8% less money

Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

be 51.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 30.7% more children

In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 34.9% less likely to have internet access

In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

spend 37.5% less on healthcare

Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 95.1% more on education

Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 34.9% less coastline

Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.