Quality of life comparison

live 1.4 years less

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 84.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

be 10.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

make 59.6% less money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.

have 72.8% more children

In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 72.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 14.1% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

spend 20.9% less on healthcare

Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 83.3% more on education

Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 2.7 times more coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.