Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 48.8% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
live 1.8 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Jamaica, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 35.9% more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
be 24.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
be 7.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 53.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.8% less likely to be literate
In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2018. In Jamaica, it is 88.7% as of 2015.
have 21.7% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 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 Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 32.5% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 22.0% more on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Jamaica: At a glance
How big is Jamaica compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.