Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Mexico, 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 66.8% more likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 68.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.
be 46.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.
make 64.2% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.
Life
have 49.9% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 57.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 43.1% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 86.0% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 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
How big is Tonga compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.