Quality of life comparison

live 1.4 years less

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 94.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

be 10.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

make 48.0% less money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 55.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Lucia, approximately 117.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

have 69.0% more children

In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 22.6% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Lucia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

spend 2.2 times more on education

Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 16.3% more on healthcare

Saint Lucia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

see 2.7 times more coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.