Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 91.9% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 10.3 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 16.4% more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2021, while in India, the GDP per capita is $7,100 as of 2022.
be 98.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In India, that number is 4.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 18.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In India, 103.0 women do as of 2020.
be 25.2% less likely to be literate
In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2021. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
be 2.4 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 India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
have 17.8% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.3% less likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In India, about 46.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.8% less on education
Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. India spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 43.4% less on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 16.7 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
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