Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Health

be 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Antigua and Barbuda, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 79.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 77.0% less money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $28,700 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

be 13.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 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 32.2% more children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 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 30.2% less likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 73.7% more on education

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.7 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 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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