Quality of life comparison

be 49.0% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

live 2.2 years less

In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

make 54.1% more money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2021, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

be 23.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

be 18.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

be 65.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.4% less likely to be literate

In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

have 13.2% fewer children

In Tonga, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 37.9% less on education

Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 86.8% more on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 26.7% less coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.