If you lived in Tonga instead of Guyana, you would:

Health

live 5.7 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 80.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

be 35.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

make 82.9% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.

Life

be 11.9% more likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2021.

be 44.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tonga, on the other hand, 12.4 children do as of 2022.

have 18.0% more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 21.2% less likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 46.7% more on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tonga: At a glance

Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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