Quality of life comparison

live 5.0 years longer

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 74.6% more likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 58.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Dominican Republic, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 13.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominican Republic, 23.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

make 71.4% less money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $23,100 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 41.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 13.9% more children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 17.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Dominican Republic, approximately 107.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 21.2% less likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

spend 43.5% more on education

Dominican Republic spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 67.5% less coastline

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.