Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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 4.5 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 83.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.
make 67.2% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 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 36.9% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 73.9% more on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 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
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