If you lived in Tonga instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

Health

live 0.8 years longer

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 58.0% more likely to be obese

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 46.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 73.5% less spent on your healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends $1,936 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tonga spends $512 as of 2023.

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have 67.1% fewer doctors per person

Saint Kitts and Nevis has 30.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2018. Tonga has 10.1 as of 2021.

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have 27.8% less access to essential health services

Saint Kitts and Nevis scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tonga scores 57 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 74.0% less money

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $25,223 as of 2025, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,547 as of 2025.

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Life

be 43.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 13.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tonga, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 96.3% more children

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 12.3% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 76.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tonga, about 67.4% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 51.7% more on education

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tonga spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 28.2% more on healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 3.1 times more coastline

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.

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Safety

be 63.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, road accidents kill 23.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tonga, they kill 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 82.5% less home broadband

Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 43.4% less CO2

Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 2.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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