Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
see 2.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tonga spends $512 as of 2023.
be 45.2% less likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tonga, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73.8% of people as of 2024.
have 24.0% less access to essential health services
Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tonga scores 57 as of 2021.
Economy
be 62.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tonga, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
make 87.3% more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,547 as of 2025.
Life
be 70.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tonga, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 63.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tonga, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2024.
have 51.3% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.1% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tonga, about 67.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 94.7% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 85.0% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.
Safety
be 92.5% less likely to be murdered
Venezuela has a homicide rate of 12.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 35.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tonga, they kill 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 36.9% less home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.
Environment
be 25.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tonga, it causes 24.0 as of 2019.
emit 51.9% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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