Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 70.3% more likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 62.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
be 47.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 39.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
make 75.1% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 29.6% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.0% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 47.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 32.0% more on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 91.6% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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
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