Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Nicaragua, you would:

Health

live 2.8 years longer

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 2.0 times more likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 20.8% more money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 82.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

Life

be 73.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 20.3% more likely to be literate

In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2018.

be 35.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 22.9% more children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 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 19.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 40.5% less on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 2.4 times more on education

Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 54.0% less coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 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

Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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