Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 94.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.
make 47.1% less money
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $12,100 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.
Life
be 46.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 98.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
have 65.5% more children
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 12.3 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 86.4% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 40.4% more on education
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 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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