Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 11.8% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 73.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
see 3.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Tonga spends $512 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 32.7% more doctors per person
Tonga has 10.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
live 5.8 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 7.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.4% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.7 times more on healthcare
Tonga spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 94.3% less coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Tonga, road accidents kill 8.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 44.7% less home broadband
Tonga has 8.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Tuvalu: At a glance
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