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

make 56.2% less money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

be 54.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

Life

be 38.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 12.0% less likely to be literate

In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.

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 37.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Tonga, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018.

be 36.6% less likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 71.2% less on education

Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.0% less on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

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

Vanuatu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 12,189 sq km. Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.
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