Quality of life comparison
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
be 52.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
be 17.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Life
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 2021.
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 20.1% more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 61.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 15.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 17.5% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
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 38.4% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 43.5% more on education
Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
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
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