Quality of life comparison

be 34.4% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

live 1.4 years less

In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Bahamas, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

make 4.8 times more money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.

be 58.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

be 9.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

be 34.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.

have 27.9% fewer children

In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bahamas, about 87.0% do as of 2020.

spend 68.8% less on education

Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 16.0% more on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 8.5 times more coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.