If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Tonga, you would:

Health

live 1.4 years longer

In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.

be 59.1% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 92.2% more money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.

be 18.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Saint Lucia, that number is 20.0% as of 2003.

be 11.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saint Lucia, 117.0 women do as of 2017.

have 40.8% fewer children

In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 29.3% more likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, about 53.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 55.0% less on education

Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 14.0% less on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 62.3% less coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Saint Lucia: At a glance

Saint Lucia is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 606 sq km. The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.
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