Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 49.0% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.2 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 26.6% more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
be 6.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 10.4% less likely to be literate
In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2018. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
have 12.0% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.1% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.5% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 44.0% more on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 26.7% less coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
El Salvador: At a glance
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