Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 47.7% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
live 2.4 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.
make 54.5% less money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,600 as of 2022, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 25.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.4% less likely to be literate
In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.
be 15.6% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tonga, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 70% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 61% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 65.2% less on education
Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 24.5% less on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.0 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vanuatu: At a glance
How big is Vanuatu compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.