Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 46.9% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
live 4.2 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 20.4% more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 6.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Venezuela, that number is 6.9% as of 2018.
be 47.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.8% 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
have 15.0% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Venezuela, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 75.6% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Venezuela, about 72.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 83.8% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 6.7 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.