Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

Health

live 10.5 years longer

In Sao Tome and Principe, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 3.9 times more likely to be obese

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 56.1% more money

Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 91.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

be 66.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sao Tome and Principe, 66.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 72.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 44.4 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 28.0% fewer children

In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 28.2 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 39.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018.

be 24.2% more likely to have internet access

In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 35.6% more on education

Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.0 times more coastline

Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 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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