Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 49.6% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 73.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 37.2% of people as of 2024.
see 6.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Tonga spends $512 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Argentina spends $3,089 as of 2023.
have 5.0 times more doctors per person
Tonga has 10.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Argentina has 51.1 as of 2023.
have 38.6% more access to essential health services
Tonga scores 57 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Argentina scores 79 as of 2021.
be 67.9% more likely to die by suicide
Tonga has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Argentina, it is 7.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,547 as of 2025, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $14,898 as of 2025.
be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Argentina, that number is 7.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 50.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Argentina, 33.0 women do as of 2023.
have 51.9% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Argentina, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.0% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Argentina, about 89.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.5% more on healthcare
Tonga spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Argentina, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 11.9 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.2 times more home broadband
Tonga has 8.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Argentina has 26.1 as of 2024.
Environment
be 20.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Tonga, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Argentina, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.5 times more CO2
Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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