Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Dominica, you would:

Health

be 72.8% more likely to be obese

In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 90.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 29.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

make 58.5% less money

Dominica has a GDP per capita of $15,900 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

have 48.1% more children

In Dominica, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 10.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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 17.3% less likely to have internet access

In Dominica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 20.0% more on education

Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.8 times more coastline

Dominica has a total of 148 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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