Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uganda instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 87.2% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 73.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Uganda, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2024.
live 4.6 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Uganda, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 72.9% less spent on your healthcare
Tonga spends $512 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Uganda spends $139 as of 2023.
have 81.2% fewer doctors per person
Tonga has 10.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Uganda has 1.9 as of 2022.
have 14.0% less access to essential health services
Tonga scores 57 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Uganda scores 49 as of 2021.
be 16.3% more likely to die by suicide
Tonga has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Uganda, it is 5.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 21.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Uganda, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2023.
be 36.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Uganda, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 81.6% less money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,547 as of 2025, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $1,206 as of 2025.
Life
have 49.5% more children
In Tonga, there are approximately 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uganda, there are 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
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 Uganda, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 22.6% less likely to be literate
In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.5% as of 2023. In Uganda, it is 77.0% as of 2024.
be 4.6 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 Uganda, on the other hand, 35.9 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 48.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tonga, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 52% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 86.7% less likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Uganda, about 8.9% do as of 2024.
be 36.3% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Tonga, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Uganda, that number is 63% of people on average (80% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 51.8% less on education
Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Uganda spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 42.4% less on healthcare
Tonga spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Uganda, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 88.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Tonga, road accidents kill 8.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Uganda, they kill 16.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 97.4% less home broadband
Tonga has 8.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Uganda has 0.2 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 89.6% less CO2
Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Uganda emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Tonga, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Uganda, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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