Quality of life comparison

live 3.8 years longer

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 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 4.1 times more likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 80.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 41.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

make 19.5% less money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 47.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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 10.1% more children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

spend 13.2% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 11.7% less on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 56.6% less coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.