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

Health

live 5.2 years longer

In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 66.8% more likely to be obese

In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 25.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Mexico, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

be 38.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mexico, 36.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

make 70.0% less money

Mexico has a GDP per capita of $20,300 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.

Life

have 37.8% more children

In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mexico, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 11.8% less likely to have internet access

In Mexico, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 14.5% less on healthcare

Mexico spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 53.5% more on education

Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 95.5% less coastline

Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.


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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