Quality of life comparison

live 1.0 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 71.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 62.1% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

have 84.1% more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 29.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Tonga, on the other hand, 12.4 children do as of 2022.

be 22.1% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

spend 26.4% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 4.3 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.