Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 52.9% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Haiti, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
live 11.6 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 56.2% less money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
be 36.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Haiti, that number is 40.6% as of 2010.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Haiti, however, that number is 58.5% as of 2012.
Life
be 9.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Haiti, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.9% less likely to be literate
In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2018. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
be 3.2 times 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 Haiti, on the other hand, 40.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 60.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tonga, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Haiti, that number is 39% of people on average (60% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 14.6% less likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Haiti, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 23.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tonga, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 76% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 78.8% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Haiti spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Haiti: At a glance
How big is Haiti compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.