Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 58.1% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
live 5.7 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Guyana, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $18,700 as of 2020.
be 10.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Guyana, that number is 11.1% as of 2013.
be 55.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
Life
be 12.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guyana, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.0% less likely to be literate
In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2018. In Guyana, it is 88.5% as of 2015.
be 78.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 12.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guyana, on the other hand, 22.1 children do as of 2022.
have 17.7% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guyana: At a glance
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